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National Poetry Month

Poetry and the Condition of Communication

by Adebe DeRango-Adem for National Poetry Month, April 2020 It is understood by most that medical doctors save lives—and I cannot overemphasize the critical importance of our frontline health workers at this time. Yet I continue to believe that writers (creative writers, at that) also have the power to heal societies. While World Poetry Day…

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From Poetry Nation to Instagram

by Feng Zhou for National Poetry Month, April 2020 There is an old book called “General Songs of Tang” in China, which recorded about 3,000 poets and 50,000 poems written in the Tang Dynasty (from 618 to 907). The book earned China its nickname: poetry nation. Today, the book still fascinates and inspires the whole…

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NPM 2020: The Weekly Roundup (April 1 – 10)

Welcome to the first weekly round-up for National Poetry Month 2020. Below are highlights from this week’s NPM announcements, activities, blog, events, poetry prompts and more.  Celebrating the 2020 LCP Book Awards Longlist In honour of our first announcement of the 2020 Book Awards season, we would like to take an opportunity to congratulate and celebrate the…

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LCP50: Celebrating 50 years

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