poetry
France marks 10 years since Aimé Césaire's death
The life and works of Martinican poet, playwright and politician Aimé Césaire were celebrated across France on Tuesday, the 10-year anniversary of his death.
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Meeting green-fingered French poet Lucien Suel
French poet Lucien Suel open his doors to FRANCE 24. He invites us into his home in the country's northern Flanders region, where he tends to his secret garden of inspiration.…
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Macron's poetic gesture
MediaWatch looks at reactions to Banksy's latest offering. The street artist has marked the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which laid the foundation for the creation of…
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Aja Monet: 'If it can't be spoken it ain't worth writing'
Poet, performer, teacher and activist Aja Monet joins us for a chat about her collection of poems "My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter". A lyrical tribute to the women who've fought…
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko dies
Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny A. Yevtushenko, whose work focused on war atrocities and denounced anti-Semitism and tyrannical dictators, has died. He was 84.
Nobel laureate poet Derek Walcott dies in Saint Lucia
Poet Derek Walcott, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992 and helped thrust Caribbean writing into the global spotlight, died peacefully at his home in St. Lucia on…
Brothers and sisters-in-arms
In this edition, we take a look at how Norway has introduced compulsory military service for women while even insisting on unisex dormitories in a move to decrease sexual…
French poet Yves Bonnefoy dead at 93
Yves Bonnefoy, France's most famous contemporary poet and celebrated translator of Shakespeare whose poems were translated into 30 languages, has died at the age of 93, officials…
Saudi court spares poet’s life with eight years, 800 lashes
A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet on charges of apostasy and abandoning his Muslim faith to eight years in jail and 800 lashes, his lawyer…
Les Murray, Pre-Nobel Poet
One of the greatest contemporary poets writing in English, Les Murray joins Eve Jackson in the studio. Often regarded as Australia's national poet, Les Murray writes about…
African-American poet, activist Maya Angelou dies at 86
Celebrated African-American author, poet, actress and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86.
