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Justin Quinn arrived in Prague from Dublin in 1992. He is a teacher of
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collections of poetry: the first is the very strangely named "The
O,o,a,a Bird", the second is the book "Privacy" and the
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Current Affairs The 4th 'Poetry Day' gets underway in the Czech Republic
November 16th marks 'Poetry Day' in the Czech Republic, held on the
anniversary of the birth in 1810 of the great Czech Romantic poet, Karel
Hynek Macha. This year, it's the 4th time the 'Poetry Day' is being held,
and as we hear from Alena Skodova, it has been expanding with each new
year:
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Current AffairsPoetry without borders
On Sunday, the "Poetry Without Borders" festival that has been attracting visitors since 1996 with readings from poetry, discussions, exhibitions and even dance and musical performances, came to a close in the north Moravian town of Olomouc. Among this year's international guests was Pulitzer Prize winner Galway Kinnell. Dita Asiedu reports: More
ArtsPoetry Day
Every year on November 16th culturally minded Czechs mark the birthday of the celebrated Czech Romantic poet Karel Hynek Macha, who was born in 1810. Macha's poem "May" is considered the greatest piece of verse written during the Romantic period in Bohemia. And November 16th also marked National Poetry Day in the CzechRepublic. By . More
