Past Events

Poetry International London
focused on Palestine and the Middle East, hosting poets from around the world on the theme of

Imagining peace

Among the performers, the poets published by Banipal included:

Ramsey Nasr, Poet Laureate of the Netherlands (Dichter des Vaderlands), had two performances at the Festival. His first book in English translation is just published by Banipal Books – Heavenly Life – Selected Poems.
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Ramsey Nasr signing his new book at Poetry International

Nujoom al-Ghanem, from the United Arab Emirates, whom some saw earlier this year at the Ledbury Poetry Festival or the London Literature Festival, made a return visit. Also Nathalie Handal, Elmaz Abinader and Lisa Suhair Majaj – four Arab American poets.  These four poets had works published in Banipal 38 – Arab American Authors. Also in the issue was Fady Joudah, who was performing on Saturday 30 October
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Adonis and Fadhil al-Azzawi.  Works by these major Arab poets, from Syria and Iraq respectively, are in the current issue Banipal 39 – Modern Tunisian Literature.
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Heavenly Life, Banipal 38 – Arab American Authors and Banipal 39 – Modern Tunisian Literature are also on sale at the Foyles Festival Bookshop.

THE EVENTS AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE WERE:

4.00pm Sunday 31 October 2010
Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Elmaz Abinader, Paul Durcan, Paul Muldoon, and Lisa Suhair Majaj

4.00pm, Saturday 6 November 2010

St. Paul’s Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, Level 6

Fadhil al-Azzawi, Nujoom al-Ghanem and Ramsey Nasr. Chaired by Greg Mosse

Greg Mosse chairs the event with Fadhil al-Azzawi and Nujoom al-Ghanem.
With Ramsey still on his way from Turkey after flight cancellations and delays,
Banipal's publisher stepped in to talk about his poetry and
read from his new collection in English


7.00pm, Saturday 6 November 2010

St. Paul’s Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, Level 6

Jasmine Donahaye, Adam Foulds, Nathalie Handal and Ramsey Nasr

 

4.00pm, Sunday 7 November 2010

St. Paul’s Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall, Level 6

Adonis and Yang Lian

with Stephen Watts reading the English translations from Arabic and Chinese and Amal Ayoubi interpreting for Adonis during the discussion.

Adonis stayed on in London for other events with Yang Lian and Stephen Watts, one at Westminster University below.

Stephen Watts, Yang Lian, Adonis and Yasir Suleiman at the Westminster University reading