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Director of the National Poetry Centre in Leeds. Used to head up the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Love books, poetry, cycling and York City

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Young Critic Elliot Ruff reviews Gboyega Odubanjo’s ‘Adam’
Young Critic Elliot Ruff reviews Gboyega Odubanjo’s ‘Adam’ (Faber & Faber, 2024), which is shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize 2023. More at tseliot.com/pr... Young Critic Elliot Ruff reviews Gboyega Odubanjo’s ‘Adam’

Young Critic Elliot Ruff reviews Gboyega Odubanjo’s Adam, which is shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize 2023. @tseliotprize

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19.12.2024 13:00 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Now then: poetry is one of the Major Trends in African publishing this year!

10.12.2024 19:11 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations of 2024, by Michelle Johnson It’s time to celebrate another year of translations, and there’s plenty to celebrate.

And bravo all you fabulous translators! www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lis...

10.12.2024 18:28 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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100 Notable African Books of 2024 Explore African Literature

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10.12.2024 18:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Ah, thanks Garry - that’s much appreciated

05.12.2024 14:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hello people of BlueSky. Let’s hope this is a more creative, kinder, more nuanced site than the other place. I’m the director of the new National Poetry Centre in Leeds. Happy to connect with anyone interested in #books #poetry #discourse and #ideas

23.11.2024 01:06 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

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