512 result(s) for poet
Hay Festival Budapest Highlights: 4 May
- 3 May 2012 2:55 AM
- community & culture
Jung Chang talks to John Kampfner, 18:00-19:00, CEU.
The author, and biographer of Mao, discusses her work and the changes China has seen in the decades since she wrote the global bestseller Wild Swans. Introduced by Markos Kounalakis (CEU), in association with Google. In English.
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: Museums' Festival In The Museum Garden, Budapest, 19 -20 May
- 17 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The garden of the Hungarian National Museum bursts into bloom in May, bringing together more than 100 museums, live music, dance and theater, and hands-on crafts, to name a few... It's a two-day, free-entry celebration of museums, which as you know come in all sizes and colors: small and large, village and national, folk and historical art and functional.
Invitation: Holnemvolt Storytelling Festival, 14 - 15 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
"Internationally acclaimed storytellers will bring Hungarian, Croatian, Italian and Jewish folktales plus Greek legends will make story telling accessible for everyone at this special event for families. Hungary’s first international storytelling festival, which is now entering its second year, will feature Hungarian folktales, ghost stories, Greek mythology and Boccaccio’s Decameron on stage.
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
Top 10 Reasons To Love Budapest - Part 1
- 9 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
"Hungary’s been getting some bad press lately. That doesn’t mean it’s not still a nice place to live. Although I’m tempted to say one of the coolest things to do in Budapest is to take to the streets and attend a big, peaceful protest, let’s get away from the politics and look at 10 reasons Budapest is cool, in my opinion. Here are two for today…
Hungarian Poet Petőfi Manuscripts Offered At Auction
- 6 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Original manuscripts of several poems written by 19th-century poet Sándor Petőfi will be put up for auction at the Csók István Gallery in Budapest on April 10. The minimum bidding price for the manuscripts is Ft 34 million."
Slam Poetry Budapest, Last Thursday Of Month, Mika Tivadar
- 29 Mar 2012 11:30 AM
- entertainment
"After a year of absence, Slam Poetry Budapest (SPB) is back to verbally slap the audience on a monthly basis. Poetry Slams are not foreign to the Hungarian audience, as 6 years ago the first Poetry Slam was organized by Kunsthalle Budapest (Műcsarnok) that was advertised as the epic clash of rappers and poets. As of 2008, poetry enthusiasts have been gathering every month in the basement of the ...
Hay Festival Budapest Highlights: 4 May
- 3 May 2012 2:55 AM
- community & culture
Jung Chang talks to John Kampfner, 18:00-19:00, CEU.
The author, and biographer of Mao, discusses her work and the changes China has seen in the decades since she wrote the global bestseller Wild Swans. Introduced by Markos Kounalakis (CEU), in association with Google. In English.
Hay Festival To Pollinate Ideas In Hungary
- 26 Apr 2012 11:01 AM
- community & culture
Famously described as the Woodstock of the mind by Bill Clinton, the Hay Festival is one of the world's most prestigious literature and arts festivals. Hay Budapest will feature an exciting mix of Hungarian, Central European, British and Spanish authors and thinkers. Bob Geldof, Jung Chang, Ben Okri, Hanif Kureishi, and György Dragomán are some of the distinguished guests at the first Hay ...
9th International Book Festival Budapest, Millenáris, 19 - 22 April
- 19 Apr 2012 11:45 AM
- community & culture
After last year’s special Guest of Honour presence, when in honour of Hungary’s EU presidency, as the first among international book fairs, we invited the other 26 member states of the European Union besides Hungary, their belles-lettres book publishing and one author from each country, this year the Guest of Honour will not be a single country either, but the cultural region of the Scandinavian ...
Invitation: Museums' Festival In The Museum Garden, Budapest, 19 -20 May
- 17 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The garden of the Hungarian National Museum bursts into bloom in May, bringing together more than 100 museums, live music, dance and theater, and hands-on crafts, to name a few... It's a two-day, free-entry celebration of museums, which as you know come in all sizes and colors: small and large, village and national, folk and historical art and functional.
Invitation: Holnemvolt Storytelling Festival, 14 - 15 April
- 13 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
"Internationally acclaimed storytellers will bring Hungarian, Croatian, Italian and Jewish folktales plus Greek legends will make story telling accessible for everyone at this special event for families. Hungary’s first international storytelling festival, which is now entering its second year, will feature Hungarian folktales, ghost stories, Greek mythology and Boccaccio’s Decameron on stage.
'The Power Of Verse', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 11 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"We hosted a very moving event last week. George and Mari Gömöri had assembled a collection of poetry about the holocaust, written by Hungarian Jews, non-Jews and Roma who had either experienced it personally or by those touched by it in other ways. They and their collaborators translated the verses into English and published the book “I Lived on This Earth”. It was launched in London at the end ...
Top 10 Reasons To Love Budapest - Part 1
- 9 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
"Hungary’s been getting some bad press lately. That doesn’t mean it’s not still a nice place to live. Although I’m tempted to say one of the coolest things to do in Budapest is to take to the streets and attend a big, peaceful protest, let’s get away from the politics and look at 10 reasons Budapest is cool, in my opinion. Here are two for today…
Hungarian Poet Petőfi Manuscripts Offered At Auction
- 6 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Original manuscripts of several poems written by 19th-century poet Sándor Petőfi will be put up for auction at the Csók István Gallery in Budapest on April 10. The minimum bidding price for the manuscripts is Ft 34 million."
Slam Poetry Budapest, Last Thursday Of Month, Mika Tivadar
- 29 Mar 2012 11:30 AM
- entertainment
"After a year of absence, Slam Poetry Budapest (SPB) is back to verbally slap the audience on a monthly basis. Poetry Slams are not foreign to the Hungarian audience, as 6 years ago the first Poetry Slam was organized by Kunsthalle Budapest (Műcsarnok) that was advertised as the epic clash of rappers and poets. As of 2008, poetry enthusiasts have been gathering every month in the basement of the ...