On July 3rd 2026, Punctum presents a book launch ceremony for the dual language (Spanish & English) book La Bestia Civil : 21st Century Urban Space Epics & Rhymes by D.L. Jónsson. The epic narratives contained in La Bestia Civil explore the grit and humour of culture shock with wild tales of adventure. This is […]
We’re reading 2 shorter novellas by Annie Ernaux. Simple Passion In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensnared in an all-consuming passion. Blurring the line between fact and fiction, an unnamed narrator attempts to plot the emotional and physical course of her two-year relationship with a […]
Come join us on 11th July at 16.30 Štvanice Island, where you will join us to read The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll. We’ll bring cake, muffins, jam, triangular cucumber sandwiches for this tale on a lawn. If you wish to match this vibe with your clothing, we would be delighted. Bring your […]
The theme: You are the problem. You can take this to mean what you like. We thought it was amusing to bring in poems that when you read it you […]
Literární Zarafest dospěl letos do svého 26. ročníku. Je to obdivuhodná cesta tohoto největšího severočeského literárního festivalu, který se koná vždy poslední víkend v srpnu, v poslední dny prázdnin. Už několik let je festival třídenní, probíhá vždy od čtvrtečního večeru do sobotní noci a letos proběhne 27.-29. srpna. Na tomto večeru představíme program letošního ročníku, […]
💣 Jedinečné mistrovství ČR v duo slamu (slam poetry dvojic) na lodi bratří Formanů. 👉 6 dvojic se v časovém limitu 5 minut utká o prestižní mistrovský titul a finanční odměnu. O vítězi rozhodují diváci. Poezie jako show! 🔶 Pouze 150 vstupenek (Zn. vždy vyprodáno)! 🔶 Všechny vstupenky jsou k sezení! 🔶 Kryté hlediště! 🔶 […]
The venue has been changed to Restaurace Mon Ami, due to possible rain. We will meet inside the restaurant at 6:30 PM. Adress: Roháčova 135/20, 130 00 Praha 3-Žižkov Czech […]
We picked the following short stories among the 2026 nominees for the Nebula award. You can read them for free at the links: – Six People to Revise You by […]
MY GRANDFATHER AND THE ATOMIC BOMB An Evening of Memory, Dialogue, Music and Peace On August 9, we will gather in Prague to remember. EVENT INFORMATION MY GRANDFATHER AND THE […]
This week’s discussion: “Into the water” by Paula Hawkins. We provide handouts, member cards and there are stationery gifts as well. 🎫 Ticket: donation to BedForPet cat rescue Next reads: […]
Para estar en sintonía con los estrenos mundiales del séptimo arte y con los clásicos de la literatura universal, en esta ocasión, nos centraremos en el análisis nada más ni nada menos que de la Odisea. Y contaremos con la presencia de una experta en estudios de filología clásica grecolatina, la profesora Begonya Travieso, que […]
Hello everyone. Due to some health issues with Marko’s family, we were unable to hold the Multilingual Open Mic for July. We will be coming back this August, and we encourage everyone to bring their work to share. Since Marko’s family is under the weather, we encourage you to write and share your sentiments to […]