Stockholm International Poetry Festival marks
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Stockholm International Poetry Festival marks 30th anniversary with global lineup

Poets from the US, Haiti, Iceland and Uganda gather as Stockholm’s International Poetry Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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Among the authors taking part in the main event on October 27 at Scalateatern are American activist and author Mahogany L. Browne, Haitian poet James Noël and exiled Ugandan poet Stella Nyanzi.

Icelandic artist Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir, who is currently representing her country at the Venice Biennale, will also perform during the evening.

Swedish participants include acclaimed poet Ann Jäderlund. During the evening, author couple Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril will present the Mare Kandre Prize to a young author who writes in her spirit.

The poetry festival runs for three days, starting on October 25. On the opening day, Slovenian and Swedish poets will read together at Teater Giljotin.

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