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World Poetry Day, here and there

"Diversity gives us another way poetic dialogue. We will discover that each and every one of us, at any point on Earth, we share the same issues and feelings. Is a facet of our freedom is our humanity. That's why poetry should occupy its rightful place in the quality education programs. Through access to the poetic world, young people can have a vector more, different, subtle and fluid, to improve their knowledge and understanding of others. The discovery of a new poem is an act of immersion in the language, but also in the emotion and sensitivity of other, more distant you are geographically. ".

the Director General of UNESCO,
on the occasion of World Poetry, March 21, 2010

We echo some celebrations in various parts of the country, taking place this days around poetry.

Bilbao
According to Europa Press news picks World:

Xabier Lete

Bidebarrieta Bilbao Library will host this Monday, on the occasion of World Poetry, a poetry dedicated to the poet, writer and singer euskaldun Xabier Lete, who died last December.

The concert will collect texts and musical compositions author, with the help of good friends and collaborators as pianist Karlos Jiménez, writer or musician Joserra Gartzia Joxan Goikoetxea and Antton Valverde, according to the organizers explained.

In Madrid

DNA through the agency Efe reports of acts in Madrid :

The Ministry of Culture held tomorrow on World Poetry Day with a poetry marathon in the National Library organized by this institution and the Directorate General Books, Archives and Libraries. Poets, editors and lovers of lyric poems recited continuously chosen by themselves and songwriter Manuel Gerena give a recital dedicated to Miguel Hernández.

National Library. Madrid

Vallecas All Culture Association held with the support of the Ministry of Culture, a side event at its facilities in the Madrid suburb of Vallecas and State public libraries are planning various activities poetic organization with the participation of creators, readers and library professionals.

Foundation International Fund for the Arts (FIART) joined the celebration with an open reading of poems themselves or others.

In Segovia

Segovia Poster

Norberto Garcia Hernandez gives news on his blog Poetry in Segovia of poetry recital at Teatro Juan Bravo, on 26 March. It has also created fcbk page: II World Poetry Day in Segovia

In Sevilla

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March 21, 2011. Cultural Center Santa Clara. Poets House in Seville. The program is detailed in this blog: Crab Nights