To Be the Poet of Troy: An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha by Philip Metres

After finding an anthology of English literature in the rubble of the Islamic University of Gaza during the 2014 Israeli bombing, Mosab Abu Toha had a dream: founding an English language library in one of the most confined, crowded, and isolated places in the world. According to the “We Are Not Numbers” website, Mosab lost […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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To Be the Poet of Troy: An Interview with Mosab Abu Toha by Philip Metres

After finding an anthology of English literature in the rubble of the Islamic University of Gaza during the 2014 Israeli bombing, Mosab Abu Toha had a dream: founding an English language library in one of the most confined, crowded, and isolated places in the world. According to the “We Are Not... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Screenwriter and Author Ahmed Mourad: Abu Dhabi Congress Interview

The Egyptian screenwriter Ahmed Mourad will speak in an Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Congress session on Arabian fantasy. The post Screenwriter and Author Ahmed Mourad: Abu Dhabi Congress Interview appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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“Creating Lines in Response.” An Interview with Poet Tongo Eisen-Martin

For this installment in a series of interviews with contemporary poets, contributing editor Peter Mishler corresponded with Tongo Eisen-Martin. Eisen-Martin is the Poet Laureate of San Francisco, California. He is the author of Heaven Is All Goodbyes (City Lights Books, 2017), which was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Philip Jones to interview Libro.fm's Mark Pearson at FBF

Editor of The Bookseller Philip Jones will interview former indie publisher turned audiobook pioneer Mark Pearson at the Frankfurt Book Fair, ahead of the announcement of the shortlists for this year’s FutureBook Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Philip Levine, Former U.S. Poet Laureate, Dies at 87

Philip Levine, poet of the American working class and U.S. Poet Laureate from 2011-2012, has died at 87. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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US Poet Laureate Ada Limon is publishing a new anthology of 50 poems by 50 poets.

Lit Hub is pleased to announce a new books, published in cooperation with the Library of Congress and edited by the twenty-fourth Poet Laureate of the United States, a collection of poems reflecting on “our relationship to the natural world by fifty of our most celebrated contemporary writers.”... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Robert Hershon, Artful Poet Who Published Poets, Dies at 84

He was a founder of Hanging Loose Press, which started as a loose-page poetry journal and became a book publisher as well. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Interview: Steve Gleason, the author of the A.L.S. memoir ‘A Life Impossible’

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Oakland’s Poet Laureate Receives Rainin Arts Fellowship, Plans Anthology with New Indie Press

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UAE: Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Expects 1,350 Exhibitors

The 33rd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair welcomes 12 new countries to its list of publishers from a total 90 world markets. The post UAE: Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Expects 1,350 Exhibitors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Interview: By the Book with Ada Limón

“I mean that as an organizing principle,” says the U.S. poet laureate, who has edited a new anthology of nature poetry called “You Are Here,” “and also as a slight against prose.” Continue reading at The New York Times

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Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Outlines Early Details

With Egypt as guest of honor this year, Abu Dhabi International Book Fair has named the late Naguib Mahfouz is 'focus personality.' The post Abu Dhabi International Book Fair Outlines Early Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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A Summary and Analysis of Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Electric Ant’

By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Electric Ant’ is a short story by the American writer Philip K. Dick (1928-82), written in 1968 and published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in October the following year. The story is about an ‘electric ant’ or robot which has... Continue reading at Interesting Literature

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A poet's novel of utopia shows less an ideal than, perhaps, a road map

Are utopias becoming a trend in fiction during this dystopian era? The debut novel from Phillip B. Williams, 'Ours,' embraces magic without ignoring reality. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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City Lights Rallies for a Palestinian Poet

A February 7 group reading at City Lights Books amplified the voice of Gazan poet Mosab Abu Toha and benefited the Middle East Children's Alliance. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Ahead welcoming Guest of Honor Egypt to the Abu Dhabi fair, the Arabic Language Center is rolling out a busy program in Cairo. The post At Cairo International Book Fair: Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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At Generous Press, Two Poets Fall for Romance

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