Tuesday, August 12, 2008

News at Eleven: Writers and poets around the world

produced 125 translations of "June" into 98 languages. The poem travelled to 65 countries during the four and half month virtual relay, which can still be viewed at www.penpoemrelay.org.

On August 5, 2008, three days before the opening of the Games, it was reported that the PEN Poem Relay site has been blocked in mainland China.

from CNW Group: International PEN Poem Relay Site Blocked in Mainland China

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