This opportunity may be of interest. Not sure if they accept poems in African languages (or anything oter than English) or if so whether accompanying English translations are necessary. (Use contact address in the announcement for questions.) Fwd from the H-Africa list. DZO
------------ >From the PEN Centre's African Writers Abroad program [please respond only to >the addresses in the message below; further information on PEN International can be found at http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/]. For the full text and motivations regarding this call for poems, including further links about Ken Saro-Wiwa, see the African Writers Abroad home page at http://www.africanwritersabroad.org.uk. Call for submissions of poetry for the African Writers Abroad PEN Centre's anthology of works inspired by the life of Ken Saro Wiwa. Note that the deadline for entries is 30 June. Please send all entries direct to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Call for Poetry Submissions 100 poems to celebrate the life of Ken Saro-Wiwa: a life of writing and activism. Flipped Eye Publishing, as part of Remember Saro-Wiwa, is publishing an anthology of poems entitled Dance the Guns to Silence to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwa's execution on 10 November 1995. The anthology will be published on 10 November 2005. "the writer cannot be a mere storyteller; he cannot be a mere teacher; he cannot merely X-ray society's weaknesses, its ills, its perils. He or she must be actively involved in shaping its present and its future." Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995). Themes of poems for the anthology are: Ken Saro-Wiwa: the Legacy Freedom of expression; resistance (literary and otherwise); imprisonment; non-violence; political oppression; leadership. Social and Ecological Justice Minority rights; exile/displacement/refugees; war, peace, poverty, justice; equity; the death penalty; pollution; climate change; the right to appropriate/sustainable development; power (and the abuse thereof); capitalism and corporations. Poets are encouraged to contribute under these topics as widely as possible, by considering people, place and power with both current and historical issues. We also want poems that consider positive and challenging futures in the light of these issues. Previously published poems must be accompanied by permission to reprint. Poems should not exceed 80 (two pages) lines including stanza breaks. Deadline: 30 June 2005. (Deadline will not be extended to ensure the book is published on due publications date of 10 November 2005) Poetry submissions should be submitted electronically. Maximum of three poems per poet which must be embedded into the text of an e-mail. No attachments please. Attachments will be automatically deleted. Submissions should include your name, contact mailing address, email and telephone number and maximum 25-word bio. There is no payment for submissions. Royalties to go to The Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation Co-editors: Nii Ayikwei-Parkes and Kadija Sesay. Foreword : Ken Wiwa. Editorial advisor :Jack Mapanje Send poetry submissions to: kensarowiwa @ flippedeye.net ----- End forwarded message ----- ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rkgkPB/UOnJAA/Zx0JAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
