(poet, Netherlands, b. 1950; IWP 1995) studied Dutch language and literature, specializing in medieval Dutch courtly lyrics (of several hundred works in this genre, most are from the 14 th century). Since 1990 she has focused on her own poetry, publishing six books with her primary publisher, Querido (Amsterdam): Raveslag, 1989 (The Beat of the Raven's Wing); Onder het hart , 1992 (literally, Under the heart or Pregnancy); Het Hotel, 1994 (The Hotel); Het geschenk//De maker, 1996 (The Gift//The Maker); Elektron, muon, tau , 2000, which is a book of sonnets, partly bilingual American-English and Dutch (all sonnets written in both languages by the poet), and YO! de liefde, 2003 (Wow! it's love). She has taught Creative Writing with American Studies (University of Groningen) and is currently writing an essay on Vodou (voodoo) as a conception of reality.
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Our congratulations to Fall Residency alumni Sebastian Barry and Mircea Cărtărescu, both of whom appear on this year's Dublin Literary Award shortlist.
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Jennifer Feeley’s translation of Tongueless, Lau Yee-wa’s thriller sketching Hong Kong’s slide toward linguistic totalitarianism, is forthcoming from Feminist Press.
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In addition to becoming the Berlin LitFest’s first curator-in-residence, Helon Habila has also just received Kaduna Books and Art Festival’s KabaFest Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating his "exceptional writing and significant contributions to the development of literature globally."
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Congratulations to Enah Johnscott, whose film Half Heaven won three awards at the Cameroon International Film Festival—best film, best director, and best cinematographer.
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We regret the passing, on April 11, 2024, of the distinguished Romanian author and critic Dan Cristea, who served as the editor in chief of the Luceafărul de Dimineață cultural monthly. In addition to being an alum of the 1985 Fall Residency, Cristea received his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa.
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