On Friday October 21st the London launch of the anthology Collective Brightness: LGBTIQ Poets on Faith, Religion & Spirituality (Sibling Rivalry Press) http://collectivebrightness.com. first-ever anthology featuring LGBTIQ poets from all over the world writing about and from various faith, religion and spiritual practices. The event will take place at The London Buddhist Centre,51 Roman Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0HU […]
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Video of Seni reading: The Half-Mad Aunt in August 2011
My poem, The Half-Mad Aunt, is featured on http://movingpoems.com/category/spoken-word/ which is an on-going anthology of the best videopoems, filmpoems, animated poems, and other poetry videos from around the web. It was posted on 19th August and featured on the home page. It is now accessible in the spoken word category archive. The poem will be published […]
Living the Question: Interview in Barely South Review
by Tara Shea Burke: I arrived for my interview with poet, activist, photographer, singer, and psychotherapist, Seni Seneviratne, with pages of questions and probably too much excitement. This was my first interview with a poet and, after hearing her read at Old Dominion University’s annual literary festival the day before, I knew she would move and […]
Cape Town collaboration with Manfred Zylla and Garth Erasmus
Seni Seneviratne performed Rumours of War, a poetry and song sequence, in dialogue with Manfred Zylla’s solo exhibition, Again and Again and accompanied by the music of Manfred Zylla and Garth Erasmus Again and Again comprises a selection of new large-scale drawings in mixed media. They tell of the plight of the world, point to Manfred’s strong concern with the […]
ODU 33rd Annual Literary Festival 2010
Seni is an international guest at Old Dominion University campus Oct. 4-8 2010 for the 33rd Annual Literary Festival, “Hard Times in America.” “Hard times are inevitably entwined with racism, crime, despair, an inequitable legal system, inadequate medical care and inequalities in education, but they sometimes provide examples of heroism, innovation and achievement,” said Mike […]
TEN: new poets from Spread the Word
Seni is one of the ten poets featured in Bloodaxe anthology, TEN: new poets from Spread the Word, which is currently on their list of best sellers. Here’s what the Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, had to say about the book: ‘This thrilling, moving, challenging and inspiring new anthology introduces 10 sparkling new talents who demonstrate the […]
Poem shortlisted in Arvon International Poetry Competition
My poem ‘Operation Cast Lead’ has been shortlisted for the Arvon International Poetry Competition. The Arvon International Poetry Competition 2010 attracted thousands of entries from more than 43 countries – including the Philippines, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and the United States of America. The shortlist was decided by a judging panel chaired by Poet Laureate Carol […]
The Forward Book of Poetry 2008
The Forward Book of Poetry 2008, published on National Poetry Day, collects together the judges’ highly commended poems from all the submissions considered for this year’s Forward Prizes for Poetry