The preparation for the European Poetry Festival festival at Rich Mix is full on. Book your free ticket richmix.org.uk/events/winter-…
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Looks interesting, may be attending
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Cleaners, caterers and facilities staff at the Cabinet and Foreign Office are facing a scary lead up to Christmas. Sign the petition to support these workers getting paid on time
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If you are based in the UK, please take a few moments to write to your MP raising the case of #imprisonedwriter and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian citizen englishpen.org/posts/campaign… #FreeAlaa

PEN International condemns the continued detention of Palestinian writer/activist #AhedTamimi , who faces trial before an Israeli military court. We urge #Israel authorities to release Tamimi immediately and renew calls to end their arbitrary detention of Palestinians:…

This week, we're joined by writer and expert in Ukrainian literature: Dr Sasha Dovzhyk.

Sasha talks about what is happening in Ukraine right now, as well as Ukrainians' complicated feelings around the struggle for international attention.

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On the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, I call to stand with the writers & journalists held as political prisoners in #Belarus . Some are punished just for using our Belarusian language. The right to free speech & to use one's language is fundamental & should always be safeguarded.

Bounded, a poem from RIBWORT 💜 by Hanna Komar, translated from Belarusian by the author.

Immerse yourself in the world of RIBWORT, a book that speaks volumes about the power of language, compassion & activism.

Hanna Komar's #poetry is a force for change.

On November 29 I'll be part of the other side of hope || lit mag event at the UniofNorthampton
Time: 11am-1pm
Place: Waterside Campus, University Drive University of Northampton, NN1 5PH

#TheOtherSideOfHope #northamptonuniversity #poetry #poetsinexile

Book festival Pradmova, Białystok, 29 October 2023

English version of the poem from the collection Ribwort 3TimesRebel Press (subtitles)
Video by Aliaksandr Drahavoz
youtube.com/watch?v=n3vL3E…

#poetry #womenspoetry #feministpoetry #pradmova #ribwort #трыпутнік

This is great!

Support Belarusian American community’s request to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to grant Temporary Protected Status to Belarus

ABA President Biden Secretary Antony Blinken Assistant Secretary Jim O'Brien JBANC chatter Michael McFaul Paul Massaro

Help those facing the decision between being stateless or imprisoned

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#OPT : We continue condemning the arrest of #AhedTamimi by Israeli forces. Held incommunicado, her safety is at risk amid reports of mistreatment of Palestinian detainees. We urge the Israeli authorities to release her unconditionally. PEN MENA pen-international.org/news/palestini…

'Some governments are more understanding – more humane – than others.'

In #PENTransmissions , Hanna Komar on visas, Belarus, and sunsets on Peckham Rye.
pentransmissions.com/2023/11/10/pai…

A very powerful piece from a Palestinian writer about how his Palestinian friends in both Gaza and Israel are self-censoring to the max. The result is moderate views are crushed while extreme ones dominate. No one wins here.

indexoncensorship.org/2023/11/silent…

#Ukraine : since February 2022, over 570 Ukrainian libraries have been damaged and completely or partly lost their book collections.

25,000 books have been skipped to Kyiv to support PEN Ukraine's ‘Unbreakable Libraries’ project.

My book launch in London!
Fri, 1 Dec
Doors open at 6pm, reading at 7pm.
artFix Greenwich: 7 Durnford Street London SE10 9BF
Poetry, music, dance; sharing stories, warmth and wine 🍷

A link to registration - just so we know how many people to expect 💜

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📢 Attention #poetry lovers of #London

We are excited to announce the #booklaunch of RIBWORT by Hanna Komar 💜

Expect poetry, music, dance, projections, and much more!

1 Dec. at artFix Greenwich
Event curated by Petra Palkovacsova

🎟️Book a free ticket: eventbrite.co.uk/e/ribwort-hann…