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Mingled Voices 2: The International Proverse Poetry Prize Anthology 2017 - 白潔蓮 Gillian Bickley [Editor],Verner Bickley [Editor] - Bookniverse
Mingled Voices 2: The International Proverse Poetry Prize Anthology 2017
白潔蓮 Gillian Bickley [Editor],Verner Bickley [Editor]
US $14.39
US $17.99
2018/04
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9789888833207
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Proverse Hong Kong
About this book
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Mingled Voices 2 is an anthology of eighty-nine poems, selected from those which were entered in the second annual international competition for the Proverse Poetry Prize (single poems) in 2017. The Proverse Poetry Prize was jointly founded in 2016 by Dr Gillian Bickley and Dr Verner Bickley MBE, in association with the annual international Proverse Prize for unpublished book-length fiction, non-fiction or poetry, submitted in English, which they founded in 2008.
Poems could be submitted on any subject or topic chosen by each poet or on the subject chosen for 2017 by the Administrators, “Happiness”. There was a free choice of form and style.
Included in the anthology are the poems that won the first, second, and third prizes. Selection to appear in the anthology was also awarded by the judges for the Prize.
The places of birth of the sixty-one writers whose work is included in the anthology include Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Macedonia, Macau, New Zealand, the People’s Republic of China, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, the UK and the USA. Some writers have strong links with other countries, including East Germany and Zambia.
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“Reading the poems in Mingled Voices 2 is like going on a global journey. The poems are adventures into foreign landscapes, geographical and mental, whether seen through the eyes of a refugee, a transient visitor, or the child of an expat. But above all, the poems are about the human heart, and our constant search for home and happiness.”
—Lelawattee Manoo-Rahming, Author of the poetry collections, Curry Flavour (Peepal Tree Press, 2000) and Immortelle and Bhandaaraa Poems (Inaugural Proverse Prize Finalist (2009).
“A look at the poems and the biographies impresses on us what Mingled Voices means: poets from all backgrounds and walks of life write in different styles and from different perspectives about happiness—or the lack of it. But they would all agree with Angelo Rizzi, who writes:
“‘Today I choose my mother tongue
“to put words
“the one next to other
“like roses in love.’”
“Thus, poetry becomes the common denominator that plays an important role in every poet’s life. There are two important things to be gleaned from this collection: happiness is often found in the small things and it is usually best understood in its loss.
Thanks to Proverse for giving us another wonderful collection of poetry that thrives on diversity—an apt reflection of today’s world! To paraphrase Rony Nair, “when the poems perish…so will the thought”, and so will happiness.”
—Birgit Bunzel Linder, Author of the poetry collections, Shadows in Deferment (Winner of the Proverse Prize 2012), and Bliss of Bewilderment (Proverse, 2017)
“In these times of tensions between countries and peoples, it is refreshing to see a multitude of poets from around the globe crossing borders with their words and attesting to our ultimate humanity from birth to death and beyond.”
—Agnes Lam, Author of four poetry collections, including A Pond in the Sky (2013) and Poppies by the Motorway (CUHK Press, 2017)
“I am certain that the Proverse Poetry Prize will continue to grow exponentially in terms not only of an increasing number of submissions from across the globe, but also of the growing recognition as a significant international literary award. Indeed, I am certain that poets everywhere will come to covet representation within the pages, if they do not already!”
—Vaughan Rapatahana, poet, literary critic, essayist and novelist
About the author(s)
View more白潔蓮 Gillian Bickley [Editor],Verner Bickley [Editor]
Gillian Bickley was born in the UK and has lived mainly in Hong Kong (but also in Nigeria, West Africa, and Auckland, New Zealand) during her professional career as a University teacher of Literature in English. Five of her poetry collections have been published – For the Record (2003), Moving House (2005), Sightings (2007), China Suite (2009) and Perceptions (2012) –and her collected selected poems, Over the Years (2017). In 2014 at the 18th International Festival, “Curtea de Argeș Poetry Nights”, held in Romania, she was awarded the “Grand Prix Orient-Occident Des Arts” by the Festival Board. Bickley is one of the Hong Kong poets discussed in Agnes S. L. Lam’s study, Becoming poets: The Asian English Experience. From time to time she now teaches creative writing at the School of Professional and Continuing Education, University of Hong Kong. Gillian is also known as a historian who takes special interest in nineteenth century Hong Kong. Her biography of the founder of Hong Kong Government Education, The Golden Needle: the Biography of Frederick Stewart (1836-1889), is regarded as definitive. More recently, her editions, Through American Eyes: The Journals (18 May 1859 - 1 September 1860) Of George Washington (Farley) Heard (1837-1875) (2017) and Journeys with a Mission: Travel Journals of The Right Revd George Smith (1815-1871), first Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong (1849-1865) (2018) joined an earlier work, Hong Kong Invaded! A ’97 Nightmare (University of Hong Kong Press, 2001) (an edition of the 1897 work of future war fiction, The Back Door), and have gained attention. With her husband, Verner Bickley, she founded the International Proverse Prize for unpublished book-length fiction, non-fiction, or poetry and the International Proverse Poetry Prize for single poems.
About the publisher
View moreProverse publishes internationally from Hong Kong mainly high quality literary and general titles (novels, novellas, single author short story and poetry collections, poetry anthologies, biography and autobiography), also some travel, sport, young author, mixed genre, educational and academic works, and edited historical source materials. Proverse authors include local and international authors, native speakers of English as well as non-native speakers. Topics and settings vary between local and international. Publication modes are paperback, hardback, ebook and audiobook. Most books are in the English language, including translations into English. A number are in Chinese, and a couple in Italian, a few are bilingual (English/Chinese; English/Italian). Several titles received publication support from Hong Kong Arts Development Council and other cultural bodies in Hong Kong and elsewhere.In 2008, Proverse established theannual international Proverse Prize for unpublished book-length non-fiction, fiction or poetry submitted in English. In 2016, Proverse launched theannual international Proverse Poetry Prize for a single poem submitted in English. Both prizes open for entries no later than 7 May each year (closing date 30 June). Entries to both prizes are invited from anywhere in the world and are open to all over eighteen years old, whatever their nationality, residence or citizenship. Writers and poets from Hong Kong and many countries in the world participate. Winners have been both local and international.Beginning in 2009 and continuing, Proverse organises in central Hong Kong a Spring and an Autumn literary event, open to the public. In recent years, a parallel event, available internationally, is shown on Youtube.Of the titles published by Proverse, several have attracted a Preface or advance appreciation from figures of international reputation. Two Proverse authors have been best sellers, one (Peter Gregoire) in Hong Kong and the other (Nicholas Binge) in Spain.Further informationWebsite: htt[s://www.proversepublishing.comGillian Bickley, ‘The Proverse Prize, Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Vol 59, 2023 Issue 1. https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/TKVG8HZSZWX6R4CUJUKM/full?target=10.1080/17449855.2022.2101653Proverse titles page:https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/ProversehkProverse Autumn Reception 2022 video (3rd edit): https://youtu.be/9L0L0AY6NGQProverse Youtube channel: youtube.com/@ProversePublishing
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