[New-Poetry] Forward nominees

[TheOldMole]

A good site on Mapanje, with audio.

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=5495#

jforjames at aol.com wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6902203.stm
> Activist on list for poetry prize 
> Mapanje's first poetry book was banned in Malawi, his home nation
>
> A former political prisoner and human rights activist from Malawi has 
> been nominated for the Forward Prize, which promotes contemporary poetry.
>
> Jack Mapanje was detained for three years until his release in 1991, 
> and his most recent work, Beast of Nalunga, is shortlisted for best 
> collection.
>
> Also in the running for the £10,000 award is Luke Kennard, 26, the 
> youngest nominee in the history of the prize.
> Eavan Boland, Sean O'Brien, Adam Thorpe and John Burnside complete the 
> list.
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