The Power of Culture

On 19 November, in a ceremony that was part of the Crossing Border Festival held in The Hague, the Tunisian journalist Sihem Bensedrine received one of the five Novib / PEN Awards.

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The heavy price that must be paid for exile is evident in the poems written by Mahmoud Darwish, winner of the Prins Claus Prize 2004.

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The 43rd edition of the Struga International poetry festival was held from 25 – 29 August. Thirty-five poets from twenty-seven countries assembled in Macedonia to present their work. Contrary to what the festival name suggests, none of the presentations took place in Struga.

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The one-hundredth birthday of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda will be commemorated this year. Dutch poet Jan Baeke views the strength of Neruda's poetry.

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