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Hugging, with lightness of style, in the reassuring vision of love. The only fixed point of reference in his biography is that he is known to have been alive in 1328, but the exact date of his death varies according to the identification proposed. Of him, even though he was a Florentine, he worked in Cortona, Venice and Bologna. His …

When living in many different places you can seek many chance of understanding. Artists Space, http://artistsspace.org/ founded in 1972, is one of the New York City’s oldest alternative galleries. Both by including young artists in innovative group shows and by organizing periodic workshops, over the years it continues to support up-and-coming talent. Artists Space is accessible via elevator from street …

A haunting poem, that operates in complex ways. Yes, you too can discover cool and unusual things to do in Detroit (Michigan), like Heidelberg Project, https://www.heidelberg.org/ the one man’s attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit. Tyree Guyton grew up in a Detroit and his house was in a growing, middle-class neighborhood. When he was …

35 years’ penal servitude in military sentences, all cancelled for gallantry in action. Wellington, world’s windiest city and capital city of New Zealand, it’s located between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range. Here you can visit modernist building housing the Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa) https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/, on the waterfront. This “container of treasures”, preserve things and people that …

Writing poems in weeping sands. Waiheke Island https://www.waiheke.co.nz/ is island in the Hauraki Gulf (New Zealand). Its ferry terminal is 21.5 km (13.4 mi) from Auckland. There are many scenic beaches, including Onetangi Beach. In Onetangi (a Māori name meaning “weeping sands”), you can find sandcastle-building contests annually. You too have a few hours to build your creations in soft …

Writing dissections of an author’s own thoughts, and ours as well. Adventure Park https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb7Qhg8NGKg is Victoria’s water theme park with many attractions (such as numerous water slides and water playgrounds). Its Bonito’s Bay Water Play area? Is an interactive Caribbean Pirate Adventure, that includes waterfalls and water jets. Dine in a wide variety of restaurants, or make a quick stop …

Loving family and garden, Northern Territory and poetry. The island has until recently been open, because the local Aboriginal Land Council did not encourage tourism, but there is now a resort style hotel on the island and visitors are welcome. Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and it’s part of the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Reserve. …

Treating the taboos of an era, in an open way. Reflecting the richness of the Indonesian oral tradition, her prose is lively and modern. She writes freely about love and sexuality, and also about the relationship between Muslims and Christians. Breaking with Indonesian literature to date, she treats social taboos in an open way. By writing about politics and sex, …

Growing inside first generation of Indonesian feminist thinkers. In 1981, she was a guest at the Poetry International festival in Rotterdam. She writes poems, both intimate and personal, that highlight repressive conventions. She is Indonesian poet with a creative and powerful vision. TOETI HERATY was born in 1933, in Bandung (West Java), on a November day, becoming human rights activist …

A story of ordinary people, among mediocre males. In this city was born a famous Korean woman writer. The first Gwangju Biennale featured artists from 58 countries (exhibiting over 817 artworks). The theme “Beyond the Borders” conveyed a message of global citizenship that transcended divisions between ideologies and religion, race and culture. Founded in memory of the 1980 repression of …