Writing University Podcast: IWP Participants Raimo and Madzirov

In this Writing University podcast, International Writing Program participants Veronica Raimo and Nikola Madzirov read their work at Prairie Lights Bookstore in downtown Iowa City. Madzirov reads from a selection of poems, including 'After Us' and 'A Way of Existing.' Raimo reads from a section of her novel Il dolore secondo Matteo.

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Veronica Raimo and Nikola Madzirov

Nikola MADZIROV (poet, essayist, translator; Macedonia) is the author of five collections of poetry, including [‘Relocated Stone’] (2007), which won both the Hubert Burda Poetry Award and the Miladinov Brothers Award in 2007. Madzirov’s work has been translated into dozens of languages, including English. He has participated in writing residencies in Vienna, Graz, and Krems. Among is editing projects are Babylonia, a multilingual literature project, and BLESOK; he is among the coordinators of Lyikline. He attends courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.

Veronica RAIMO (fiction writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, translator; Italy) debuted with her novel, Il dolore secondo Matteo [‘Pain According to Matteo’], released by Minimum Fax in 2007; her short stories have meanwhile appeared in journals and anthologies throughout Italy. A second novel is in preparation, under contract with Rizzoli Publishers. In addition, Raimo contributes regularly to Italian magazines such as Rolling Stones and Liberazione. She attends courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.

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February 12, 2009
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