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Poetry

‘Life in quotation marks’: two poems by Polish wordsmith Ewa Lipska

‘Life in quotation marks’: two poems by Polish wordsmith Ewa Lipska

‘How far away love is’: 3 poems from one family of Czech poets

‘How far away love is’: 3 poems from one family of Czech poets

Feminist poetry, migration tales and satire: the 10 best Eastern European books of 2020

Feminist poetry, migration tales and satire: the 10 best Eastern European books of 2020

Dynamic, reflective, provocative: 6 poems to discover contemporary Czech poetry

Dynamic, reflective, provocative: 6 poems to discover contemporary Czech poetry

‘Warmth shifts moods’: 2 soothing Serbian poems on loss and longing for the chilly days ahead

‘Warmth shifts moods’: 2 soothing Serbian poems on loss and longing for the chilly days ahead

Bold and intimate: 2 poems by queer and feminist Russian poets

Bold and intimate: 2 poems by queer and feminist Russian poets

Her Word: fresh and entrancing Romanian video-poems by four women writers

Her Word: fresh and entrancing Romanian video-poems by four women writers

100 poets from around the world join to write collective lockdown poem

100 poets from around the world join to write collective lockdown poem

Part of a Bird: an end of summer poem by Romanian poet Nina Cassian

Part of a Bird: an end of summer poem by Romanian poet Nina Cassian

Queer poetry and big brass bands: a beginner’s guide to Romania’s Roma culture

Queer poetry and big brass bands: a beginner’s guide to Romania’s Roma culture

4 summer poems to make you feel free 

4 summer poems to make you feel free 

Our list of books, films and songs that champion resilience in times of change

Our list of books, films and songs that champion resilience in times of change

Our 10 favourite books of 2019 will change how you see the world

Our 10 favourite books of 2019 will change how you see the world

Journey back in time with these whimsical children’s poetry books from the Soviet Union

Journey back in time with these whimsical children’s poetry books from the Soviet Union

How one Bulgarian writer created a global mail order community of radical artists

How one Bulgarian writer created a global mail order community of radical artists

After civil war and economic chaos, Tajikistan’s young innovators are rebuilding their cultural legacy

After civil war and economic chaos, Tajikistan’s young innovators are rebuilding their cultural legacy

Polyphonic: watch Romania's best contemporary poetry come to life

Polyphonic: watch Romania’s best contemporary poetry come to life

Cultural twists: literary references in Ulyukayev's last words explained

Cultural twists: literary references in Ulyukayev’s last words explained