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Davenport student named 2023-24 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador

Posted on March 24, 2023 by unesco-ic

Davenport high school student Lola Nakashima-Brooke has been named the Iowa Student Poet Ambassador (ISPA) for 2023-24. Nakashima-Brooke, a junior at Davenport Central High School, will be inaugurated in Des […]

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Local poetry reading part of worldwide World Poetry Day celebrations

Posted on March 17, 2023 by unesco-ic

A multilingual poetry reading the evening of March 21 in Iowa City will be among several events taking place around the world as the UNESCO Cities of Literature celebrate World […]

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Top student writers honored at One Book Two Book festival

Posted on February 7, 2023 by unesco-ic

The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization’s annual One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival will recognize the creative excellence of more than 30 area students as part of […]

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Submissions open for 2023 Poetry in Public

Posted on February 1, 2023 by unesco-ic

Poetry in Public celebrates our community’s rich literary tradition and local writing talent by displaying poems by writers of all ages. Johnson County residents are invited to submit poems to […]

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Cities of Literature recommend books tied to Sustainable Development Goals

Posted on December 6, 2022 by unesco-ic

A new angle on the conventional end-of-year “best of” lists sees the UNESCO Cities of Literature, led by Iowa City, take to Twitter from Dec. 1-17, with their lists of […]

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Slam-O-Vision 2022

Posted on November 21, 2022 by unesco-ic

Slam-O-Vision, the spoken word version of Eurovision, hosted by the Cities of Literature — where each City slams their way to the grand title Slamovision Champion! In 2022, Slam-O-Vision is […]

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Two Iowa City writers among new virtual residents in Melbourne

Posted on October 28, 2022 by unesco-ic

Two Iowa City writers were selected for the 2022 Virtual Writing Residency program from the Melbourne City of Literature. Georgie Fehringer will work with the Emerging Writers’ Festival to connect […]

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Cornell College student wins 2022 Iowa City SlamoVision title

Posted on October 17, 2022 by unesco-ic
Henry Morray performs slam poetry in front of a microphone.

Henry Morray, a student at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, has been named Iowa City’s SlamoVision champion for 2022. A video of his winning slam poetry performance will be submitted […]

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Solnit receives Paul Engle Prize

Posted on October 4, 2022 by unesco-ic

California writer and activist Rebecca Solnit received the Paul Engle Prize from the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature at a Sept. 29 ceremony at the Coralville Public Library. The […]

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Iowa City to host part of global SlamoVision poetry competition

Posted on September 24, 2022 by unesco-ic

Slam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special international slam event in Iowa City on Oct. 15. SlamoVision is a project of the international UNESCO Cities […]

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