Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Stella Pierides

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Beyond Words

Forthcoming!
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How do languages die out? And why?

The last member of a tribe that survived for over 65,000 years has died, taking a unique language with her. Bo had been one of the indigenous languages spoken in the Andaman Islands when the British colonised the islands. Initially the islands were used as penal colonies to accommodate survivors of the Indian War of Independence. [...]

Carry a Poem

Responding to the “Carry a Poem”, Edinburgh’s city of literature reading campaign

question: “How do you carry yours?” I sent in the piece below. I also enjoyed reading
other people’s poem stories. Have a look, you might find something to your heart’s
liking: http://carryapoem.com/category/stories/

STELLA’S STORY: BLUE NIGHT Thursday, 28 January 2010

I have different poems to suit different occasions. [...]

Reading Room Blog

Reading Room Blog
Here I post about books and articles I am reading in relation to my work. I also include sources and related material for the interested reader to follow up.
To suggest something for my Reading Room Blog, please email me and I will try my best to follow it up. Otherwise, pick an [...]

Of Love and Fish

It might be true to say that Lakis, the seventeen year old new arrival to Athens, was born with an innate distrust of women. That, or it was his mother who influenced him. Without indulging in cheap psychology, let us give the idea a try. His history provides more than enough evidence. Lakis often goes [...]

Dance the Guns to Silence

Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nii Ayikwei Parkes; Kadija Sesay (Editor)
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Guns-Silence-Poems-Saro-Wiwa/dp/1905233019
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