カテゴリー: Poetry
My friend Jai Verma, who has died aged 75, was a poet, a writer and cross-cultural organiser who served as a bridge between her country of origin – India – and Nottingham, her chosen home.In 2003, Jai co-founded Kavya Rang (Colours of Poetry), a multil…
The world’s oldest surviving poem is a ‘tragically relevant’ tale of vengeance to rival Game of Thrones, with a stage adaptation heading to Perth. Just don’t expect good guys and bad guysGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOn 7 October 2023, as …
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and beyond are using poetry to come to terms with atrocities – and as a form of resistanceIt has now been a year since the military coup, and the breeze of democracy has become a dead wind in Myanmar. People breathe the …
Picking Off New Shoots Will Not Stop the Spring was born from a desire to preserve online expressions of outrage, grief and dissent, say editorsThe first literary work to emerge from Myanmar since the military seized control of the country a year ago r…
Formerly an anti-war poet, Maung Saungkha has endured a harsh training regime to prepare for armed struggle against Myanmar’s military juntaRead more in our Reporting Myanmar seriesDays after the military coup in February 2021, demonstrations erupted a…
A 14-line Gujarati verse has highlighted India’s shocking response to Covid – and Narendra Modi’s growing unpopularityParul Khakhar had little idea of the storm her 14-line poem would unleash. Posted on 11 May on social media, the Gujarati-language dir…
A new generation of poets in Afghanistan is exploring the physical side of love – and isolation is their inspirationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt has been weeks in lockdown for Hoda Khamosh, but the 23-year-old has mana…