The pursuit of literary happiness
As you all know most likely, although I don’t often state it, and this is perhaps the first time that I have ever written on my blog, I’m a feminist. Personally, I believe that everyone is a feminist on the inside, most are just not aware of it. Or, as Paola Diana paraphrases Doris Lessing…
On the 10th of April, The Romanian Cultural Institute held a collective book launch at Gower Street Waterstones as part of its series of events…
“Poetry is like an erect penis that is not disturbing or threatening.” Yep, someone said that at the first ever European Poetry Festival. Was it…
Ohmygoditwasamazing. Thousands of book lovers! So many dreams, and it was finally my industry. For my high school graduation present, I attended Book Expo America….
I’m obsessed with indie presses. Why, you may wonder? I love the individuality of each press and their publishing vision; I appreciate their nurturing relationship with their…
In Vilnius, you cannot fail to notice the Baroque facades of the churches, dancing like the Baltic sea waves, cornices breaking in foam of stucco…
It’s 2am and I just can’t put it down. I’m peeling through the pages of Searching for Gertrude, absolutely riveted. Will Rudolf find his love?…
StAnza, StAnza, StAnza Poetry Festival. It is only part of the reason that I moved back to the UK. I love it. Going to…
In a six-story Waterstones on Birmingham High Street, Verve Poetry Festival mustered poets and poetry lovers together under hot pink bunting on a blistery…
This past weekend, I traveled to Calais to volunteer with Help Refugees, a grassroots nonprofit that provides meals, clothing, firewood, and education to…