Portadown-born poet Sinead Morrissey has been nominated for one of the UK's most prestigious poetry awards.She has made the shortlist for the TS Eliot Prize which earns the winner £15,000.She was nominated for her collection "Through the Square Window" which explores themes of fertility, pregnancy and early childhood.The title verse of "Through the Square Window" won first prize in the Poetry Society's...
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The Department of Urdu, Bangalore University, has invited applications for admission to diploma courses in Urdu. Open to foreign nationals, the course includes learning of script, functional language and literature with special emphasis on Urdu poetry. Those with a minimum pass in matriculation can apply. Graduates would be given preference. Contact Department of Urdu, Jnana Bharathi campus, Bangalore...
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coffee-table book titled “In step with paradise: Rhythms to the poetry of Kashmir” by Uma Vasudev was released by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a function here on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Dikshit said: “I don’t think anyone has combined Sufi poetry of Kashmir with our country’s traditional dance forms. The book’s author Uma Vasudev never ceases to surprise me. I’ve read her book...
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Padma Bhushan winner Gulzar,poet, lyricist and director, invited by the art and culture department of Goafor a poetry recital in the state, presented his programme fee to the Goa Chitramuseum.Gulzar who visited the museum at Benaulim referred to thedisplay of exhibits as "time in poetry", and felicitated the museum owner andcurator Victor Hugo Gomes with the fee as a donation to the museum and urged...
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