Launch of first EUROPEAN WRITERS’ FESTIVAL at the BRITISH LIBRARY in partnership with EUNIC LONDON and the EUROPEAN LITERATURE NETWORK On 20th – 21st May, almost 30 autho
Ana Blandiana is considered one of the most influential poets in Romania. In fact, she is a kind of legend there, often compared to Anna Akhmatova in Russian literature and Václav
Flaking silver On the aged back of mirrors, Nymphs and satyrs beneath the falling plaster Held aloft by overweight angels With wings too small to Lift them off the wall. Look close
The festival’s very own author Andreea Scridon observes festival events Romania’s best-known female poet, Ana Blandiana, has been translated across the globe, and is a legendar
The renowned British poet, academic and author meets Romania’s world-renowned poet. With translator Viorica Patea. Hosted by Gabriela Mocan. Friday, 23 October 2020, 6:30pmonline
From October, November, December (1972) OH YOUR BODY Oh I still see your body through the ink, Ink that stains us even in our dreams Like bitter animal sweat. I want to reach you A
False Treaty of Manipulation is a daring discussion of the poet’s brief post-1989 political career and about political manipulation in general. Recommended by Andreea Scridon TR
Poet Ana Blandiana is of that rare breed that has been laurelled with both literary and humanitarian singularity. Her career began with a poetry so charged with honesty that in the
