Markov wins medal!

From Mark:

Have you heard this news?

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'The first winner of the Medal of the European Academy of Poetry has been awarded to the Bulgarian poet Toma Markov. The medal is awarded once a year to a poet under the age of 40, selected by the Academy for the excellence and promise of the work. Markov was born in Bulgaria in 1972, has won the Bulgarian National Prize for Poetry and has published several collections of his work.

The medal will be presented to Toma Markov in Luxembourg at the Academy's events on 24th and 25th April 2009, when Markov will read from his work.'

From Bill:

Go Toma! (Or, as we used to say, 'Turn up, Toma!')