· August, 2011

Stories about Literature from August, 2011

Brazil: Blogging on Poetry

The Brazilian professor Nelson Souzza, on his blog Literatura & Linguagens (Literature and Languages) [pt], writes literary and historic analyses of lusophone poetry, with a focus on famous Portuguese and...

30 August 2011

Jamaica: Disrespecting Garvey

President Barack Obama may have lost at least one vote in his re-election bid based on “the White House[‘s] disrespect [for] Marcus Garvey, a national hero of Jamaica”. Geoffrey Philp...

26 August 2011

Nepal: The Taslima Nasreen Controversy

Bangladeshi writer in exile Taslima Nasreen was drawn into a controversy and had to cancel her trip from India to Nepal after she tweeted to her Nepali friends that she...

22 August 2011

Nepal: Kathmandu Literary Jatra

‘Nepal Blogs’ writes about the Kathmandu Literary Jatra, the upcoming literary fest in Nepal. Visit the festival's Facebook page or follow them at Twitter for updates.

12 August 2011