Curiosities

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A Poetic Revolution in Russia

Oginating from this image is the title of the Russian poetry exhibit “Tango With Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant Garde, 1910-1917” at the Getty Research Institute.

On display are 36 books of poetry and a variety of interactive materials that explore the little-known period in Russian history that predates the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Scroll through some of the work here.

Nigerian Poetry Contest Awards $50,000 for Prize

Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) has called for entries into this year’s competition for the award of Nigerian Prize for Literature, a prestigious prize that many authors yearn to win before they hang their pens…

Then, a critical appraisal of the cash worth of the award, $50,000, sees it as a dividend of excellence indeed. Corporate organisations and individuals that are supporting literacy and literary activities deserve commendation. While some corporate bodies lavish their turnover on mere entertainment and copious activities that does not necessarily promote moral or have direct influence on the economic growth of the country, some of these bodies chose to be remembered for peculiar role they are playing in impartation of knowledge and sustenance of cultural image of the country.

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