poetry
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha released after questioning, IDF says
Middle East
November 22, 2023
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha released after questioning, IDF says
CNN — Palestinian poet and writer Mosab Abu Toha, who had been contributing to The New Yorker and other publications…
Cairo’s poets join a global chorus: 100 Thousand Poets for Change
Features/Interviews
September 27, 2019
Cairo’s poets join a global chorus: 100 Thousand Poets for Change
On Saturday, September 28, a number of poets, authors, scholars, literary enthusiasts, and diverse members of the general public will…
Sawiris to turn house of poet Ahmed Fouad Negm into museum
Culture
December 5, 2018
Sawiris to turn house of poet Ahmed Fouad Negm into museum
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris, the founder of the Ahmed Fouad Negm Colloquial Poetry Award, announced that the Sawiris Foundation for…
‘Greatest living poet’ Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize
Culture
October 13, 2016
‘Greatest living poet’ Bob Dylan wins Nobel literature prize
Bob Dylan, regarded as the voice of a generation for his influential songs from the 1960s onwards, has won the…
Anniversary Plaque Marks Site Of Shakespeare’s London Home
Art news
April 22, 2016
Anniversary Plaque Marks Site Of Shakespeare’s London Home
A plaque was unveiled in central London on Thursday marking the place where William Shakespeare lodged in the city, in…
Song and dance celebrating Gulf stability takes to Dubai stage
Culture
January 11, 2016
Song and dance celebrating Gulf stability takes to Dubai stage
A fantasy musical set to poetry by Dubai's ruler seeks to explain the secret of one of the Arab world's…
NGO slams removal of school official who hosted poet with critical work
Egypt
December 21, 2015
NGO slams removal of school official who hosted poet with critical work
A human rights organization has slammed the decision to remove an official from a school in Ismailia for holding a…
Poetry festival to be launched in Tanta Friday
Books
October 30, 2015
Poetry festival to be launched in Tanta Friday
The first session of Tanta International Poetry Festival will be launched Friday by the Gharbiya Poetry Association for Writers and…
Book Talk: Rakha sees Egypt through poets’ eyes in ‘The Crocodiles’
Books
July 16, 2015
Book Talk: Rakha sees Egypt through poets’ eyes in ‘The Crocodiles’
Structured in prose poem-like paragraphs, "The Crocodiles" explores the relationship between literature and politics in Egypt through the lives of…
Abnoudy preparing a song by Mounir for Suez Canal opening
Art news
March 16, 2015
Abnoudy preparing a song by Mounir for Suez Canal opening
Veteran Egyptian poet Abdel Rahman al-Abnoudy has revealed that he is currently preparing the lyrics of a musical drama, which…