Poetry Sydney and the Australian Romanian Academy present the Universal within the Local, a bilingual literary arts event that celebrates Romania's National poet Mihai Eminescu.

The partnership has culminated in a book that celebrates culture, community and the arts, 2023-2025. Published by the Australian Romanian Academy (ACA), and edited by Daniel Ionita, President ACA, academic, translator and curatorial advisor of the program.

The collection incorporates new work created in response to annual themes over the three years, and includes poetry and essays from contributors in Australia and Romania with translations in English and Romanian.

The book will be launched on the afternoon of Valentine's Day, and a number of participatants will perform work from the anthology. The collection will be available for a limited first edition print run.

Inside the covers and in order of appearance: Camelia Radulian / James Gering / Adriana Mester / Costin Tuchila / Daniel Ionita / Angela Stretch / Tudor Bucea / Erin Shiel / Diran Stoilescu / Tatiana Bonch-Osmolovskaya / Charles Freyberg / Adriana Paul / Anisoara Laura Mustetiu / George Roca / Maia Kodrin / Anne Casey / Dimitra Harvey / Ovidiu Adrain Oprea / Mona Zahra Attamiimi / Paul Scully / Tug Dumbly

Image detail of the book and the emblem is Phsalis by Unna Blomma, a Ukrainian artist, 2024. All rights reserved.

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