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Afghanistan is
represented by beloved poet Nadia Anjuman, who was murdered in
2005 after publishing her book. |
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Australia
Recognized by the Oxford Companion to Australian Literature as
an innovative artist, poet Christopher Kelen represents Australia. |
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Basque
Represented by Kirmen Uribe. |
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Bhutan
His Holiness Ngawang Tensin, revered poet and teacher of the Drukpa Kagyu Lineage of Buddhism, represents the nation of Bhutan. |
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Bulgaria
Heroic refugee poet Michaella Mintchef represents Bulgaria. |
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China
Author of 6 books and more than 300 published poems, essays and
academic papers, Li Sen represents China. |
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Croatia
Global citizen and nationally treasured poet, Boris Maruna represents Croatia. |
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Eritrea
Represented by Paulos Netabay. |
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Eritrea
Represented by Saba Kidane. |
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France
Brilliant and reserved, Annie Salager handsomely represents France. |
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Haiti
UniVerse honors Davertige, a pioneer of Haitian arts and poetry in
particular. |
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Haiti
Translated into Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Arabic, poet and international
activist Maggy De Coster represents Haiti. |
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India
Represented by Meena Alexander. |
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Ireland
Irish language poet Michael Davitt dedicated his life to the renaissance
of gaeltacht. He is translated by award-winning poet Paul Muldoon. |
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Ireland
Represented by Eavan Boland. |
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Israel
Represented by Agi Mishol. |
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Israel
Awarded by his Prime Minister, Iraqi-born poet Ronny Someck represents
Israel. His reading is accompanied by guitarist Elliot Sharp. |
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Italy
Internationally celebrated poet Luciano Urbe represents Italy. An English translation of his poem is read by his friend and superlative colleague Mark Strand.
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Latvia
Represented by Amanda Aizpuriete. |
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Latvia
Represented by Inara Cedrins. |
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Osage
Recently honored by the Library of Congress, Elise Paschen, daughter of prima
ballerina Maria Tallchief, represents the Osage Nation. |
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Palestine
Palestinian poet and humanist, Ibtisam Barakat represents her nation
with grace and wisdom. |
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Palestine
Guggenheim fellow, internationally acclaimed poet, essayist and teacher, Naomi Shihab Nye represents Palestine. |
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Palestine
One of the most admired Arab poets of today, Mahmoud Darwish represents Palestine. |
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Romania
Represented by Stella Vinitchi Radulescu. |
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Senegal
Laureate of the Grand Prize of the Academie Francaise, member of the World Academy of Poetry, Amadou Lamine Sall represents Senegal. |
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South
Africa
Poet and international activist who served a sentence of hard
labor beside Nelson Mandela, Dennis Brutus represents South Africa. |
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Spokane/Coeur
d’Alene
Author of 17 books and awarded by the National Endowment for
the Arts, renaissance artist Sherman Alexie represents Spokane/Coeur
d’Alene. |
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Sweden
Represented by Clara Diesen. |
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Tibet
Represented by Tenzin Tsundue. |
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Turkey
UniVerse celebrates the ecstatic, mystical poetry of Seyid Imadeddin Nesimi who wrote in 15th century Turkey. Nesimi is translated and interpreted by contemporary troubadour Latif Bolat. |
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Ukraine
Represented by Ilya Kaminsky. |
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Wales
Representing Wales, Mererid Hopwood is the first woman
to have won the prestigious Chair of the National Eistedfodd in
2001. |
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