PEN America
Wednesday May 21st, 2014
For the last 90 years, PEN American Center has been working to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their […]
La Traductière/ The festival franco-anglais de poésie
Thursday April 18th, 2013
The festival franco-anglais de poésie started as a poetry festival in 1976 at Marly-le-Roy, France, and became a multi-arts festival in 1982. An accompanying arts journal, La Traductière,... more
Pula Book Fair
Thursday April 11th, 2013
Established after the Balkan wars in the historic town of Pula, this book fair has became one of the most important gathering for books and authors in Croatia. Every year […]
Sha’ar International Festival, Israel
Thursday April 4th, 2013
True to its name (Sha’ar is an Arabic word for poem and Hebrew word for gate) the Festival aims to create a bridge between cultures of the Middle East through […]
Shoko International Spoken Word & Hip Hop Festival, Zimbabwe
Thursday April 4th, 2013
Shoko is a celebration of poetry, hip hop and urban culture that highlights the need for the positive social change through a series of live concerts, artists’ debates, international poetry... more
Poetry Africa Festival, Durban, South Africa
Thursday April 4th, 2013
The Poetry Africa festival, featuring predominantly poets from South Africa and elsewhere on the African continent, takes place in Durban in early October over seven days filled with performances,... more
Festival Internacional de Poesía Grito de Mujer / Womens Scream International Poetry Festival Dominicana Republic
Thursday April 4th, 2013
The main agenda of the festival is to highlight the role of women in poetry and raise voices against women’s violence – the 2012 edition united poets, musicians, artists and […]
Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín / International Poetry Festival of Medellin, Colombia
Thursday April 4th, 2013
In hundred and fifty venues in the city of Medellin and in dozens of other in the rest of Colombia, the Festival endeavours to come to terms with the Colombian […]
Festival Internacional de Videopoesia Videobardo / International Festival of Video Poetry, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thursday April 4th, 2013
This international travelling festival located in Buenos Aires and is set to visit several cities around the world during its 2012 edition to explore the theme ‘We are Earth’ through […]
Split This Rock Poetry Festival, Washington, USA
Thursday April 4th, 2013
The mission of the festival is to explore how the poetry responds to the challenges of the modern world and to what degree can it actively contribute to bringing about […]