22 Eylül 2023 Cuma

Poetry Off the Shelf: Ben Okri

Join the Poetry Foundation on September 28 for a special US appearance by acclaimed Nigerian-born British novelist and poet, Ben Okri.

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Ben Okri is a playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, anthologist, and aphorist who has also written film scripts. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction. His books include the eco-fable Every Leaf a Hallelujah, the genre-bending climate fiction Tiger Work, the poetry collection A Fire in My Head, and the novels Astonishing the GodsThe Last Gift of the Master Artists, and Dangerous Love.

"La poesia appartiene a chi ne ha bisogno, non a chi la scrive." - Il Postino (1994) #worldpoetryday

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