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Photos: World Poetry Day In St. George’s
The Corporation of St. George’s hosted Bermuda’s UNESCO World Poetry Day 2025 at King’s Square, with students from four schools – St George’s Prep, East End Primary, Francis Patton Primary, and St David’s Primary – performing original poems inspired by this year’s theme ‘A Treasure for Tomorrow: Celebrating 25 Years of Our World... Read more of this article
Video: World Poetry Day In St George’s
Local students from multiple schools will showcase their literary talents today in St George’s, as the 2025 UNESCO World Poetry Day event takes place, with students from four schools – St George’s Prep, East End Primary, Francis Patton Primary, and St David’s Primary – to perform original poems inspired by this year’s theme: A Treasure for... Read more of this article
Students To Perform At World Poetry Day
More than a hundred primary school students will showcase their literary talents today at noon [March 24] in King’s Square, St George’s, as part of UNESCO World Poetry Day 2025. Students from four schools – St George’s Prep, East End Primary, Francis Patton Primary, and St David’s Primary – will perform original poems inspired by this year’s... Read more of this article
St. George’s To Host UNESCO World Poetry Day
The Corporation of St. George’s is hosting Bermuda’s observance of UNESCO World Poetry Day 2025 in the Town of St. George, Bermuda, on Monday, March 24th. A spokesperson said, “The Corporation has supported this educational and heritage event for many years and welcomes the public to participate in this national celebration.” Town Manager... Read more of this article
Van Putten Named JABAI Poet-in-Residence
Bermudian poet and writer Melodye Mîcere Van Putten has been named the inaugural Poet-in-Residence for the James Arthur Baldwin Africologic Institute [JABAI], honoring her impactful contributions to culture and education. A spokesperson said, “James Arthur Baldwin [1924-1987] was an extraordinary writer of essays, plays, criticism, and novels.... Read more of this article
Nancy Anne Miller Releases Poem Collection
Bermudian Nancy Anne Miller has had a collection of her poems, inspired by the island, published. Selected Poems, published by Valley Press – Independent Publishing in the UK, “traces the decades she has been writing about her homeland with the use of image metaphor as her primary tool for revealing Bermuda’s complexities.” A review from Simon... Read more of this article
Land Evans Re-Publishes Hervey Allen’s Poem
Jonathan Land Evans has re-published “a long and lovely Bermuda poem by the noted American novelist and poet Hervey Allen, in which he recounted the interesting, moving, and sometimes dramatic life of a black Bermudian woman whom he came to know and admire towards the end of her life, during his long sojourn in Bermuda in the late-1920s and early-1930s,... Read more of this article
Oduntan & Cooze Win Library Poetry Contest
Zoe Oduntan and Braxton Cooze won the Youth Library’s Poetry Competition this year. A spokesperson said, “The Youth Library announced the winners of its 2024 Poetry Competition. There were two age categories; 11-13 and 14-18. This year’s themes were: “The poems were judged by a group of their peers and the winners are: Ages: 11-13 1st... Read more of this article
Nancy Anne Miller Has Five Poems Published
The Galway Review has published five poems by Bermudian poet Nancy Anne Miller. The Irish city’s leading literary magazine provides a platform for writers to showcase their work and engage with readers. Ms Miller told Bernews: “The poems are part of a collection I am working on titled Missing Hurricanes. “The title poem references a nostalgia... Read more of this article
BSOA To Hold Poetry Workshop On Feb 17th
The Bermuda Society of Arts [BSoA] is offering a poetry workshop for anyone interested in poetry and writing poetry on Saturday, February 17th from 1pm to 3pm in the gallery, which is located on the top floor of City Hall. A spokesperson said, “This poetry workshop allows participants to engage with the artwork within the current exhibition at... Read more of this article
Bermudian Poets Collaborate In New Collection
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian poets Elijah Bean and Rhys Campbell have collaborated to create a collection of work that views the “world through a spiritual lens.” Lumin: A Poetic Collaboration, published on December 1 and features 87 poems, was borne out of weekly meetings at sunrise in Astwood Park in Warwick, where the pair penned their... Read more of this article
Nancy Anne Miller Releases ‘Queen Palm’ Book
Bermudian poet Nancy Anne Miller has released Queen Palm: A Bermuda Christmas, which explores “the combination of African/English iconography as presented in Bermudian customs, the American, sometimes garish modes of celebration, Advent symbols and the poet’s process, as well as a final section of Biblically-based poems.” A spokesperson... Read more of this article
