Poetry for multitudes, as a unity of the earth

Before the ancient times, we were one, the earth and us, when there were no frontiers or differences, when it was unthinkable that someone owned anything since we all descended from a generous and warm sun.

Nomads or farmers, obsessed by the inebriation of abundance, our sweet unity was one day broken by the sword and we discovered we were prisoners of an oiled machinery of hecatombs. READ MORE

XVIII International Poetry Festival of Medellín

Since July 5th to 12 2008 will be held the XVIII International Poetry Festival of Medellin, with participation of confirmed poets Gerhard Falkner (Germany), Benjamín Chávez (Bolivia), Jaime Quezada (Chile), Marcos Ana (Spain), Margo Tamez (Apache Nation, United States), Marjorie Evasco (Piliphines), Bernard Noël (France), Bassem Al Meraiby (Iraq), Jared Angira (Kenya), Frank Chipasula (Malawi), Obi Nwakanma (Nigeria), Eduardo Pitta (Portugal), Chiranan Pritpeecha (Tailand), Gulrokhsar Safi (Tayikistán), Nguyen Bao Chan (Vietnam). READ MORE

Interview: Conspiring with poet Margo Tamez

Margo Támez

By Lisa Alvarado

I chose this title, thinking of the Latin root of the word “conspire,” meaning to breathe together, to come together, to be close enough to share the necessary, the intimate. This week's column is an interview with Margo Tamez, and next week I'll review her two books, Naked Wanting and the just-released, Raven Eye... READ MORE

My e-Conversation with Obi Nwakanma

Obi Nwakanma

By Nnorom Azuonye

Nnorom: Obi, I have to tell you, it is an honour to have you as my guest for December 2002. This month is very important in the development of my work. To begin with, Sentinel Poetry Movement which I have just founded has now come alive and new online Sentinel Poetry Magazine has now gone live... READ MORE

Conversation with Marjorie Evasco

Marjorie Evasco

By Marc Gaba

I would say the prognosis is good, because of the break that the IWP [International Writing Program] had offered me. I have been mobilized here in La Salle as director of the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center... READ MORE

A Vision Of Hope

Roberta Hill

By Andrew Peterson

As Oneida poet Roberta Hill Whiteman grew up speaking only English, she sensed she was being denied something important. "I began to understand in elementary school that Oneidas spoke another language," she says... READ MORE

An Alternative Generation of Poets
Pawing Over the Ancients Matthew Clegg

Pound famously claimed the reason why ‘he pawed over the ancients’ was to find out ‘what has been done, once and for all, better than it can ever be done again, and to find out what remains for us to do... READ MORE

Regarding poetry of Gerhard Falkner

Gerhard Falkner

Gerhard Falkner, born in 1951. His a poet, playwright, essayist and translator. The publication of his first volume of poetry, so beginnen am körper die tage (so begin the days along your body) received enormous critical acclaim... READ MORE

Dealers in Air

Andrei Kadanovich

By Andrei Khadanovich

Belarus is the draftiest country in Europe.

Dreaming about the lost motherland and eternal return home as a traveler Ulysses is in blood of Belarusians. At least those who heard of this navigator, who as we know once was one step from his Ithaca, but unfortunately fell asleep on the sack of winds ... READ MORE

Because the very God is Language

Reading the last poetry collection of
Agron Tufa, “Atlantida’s environs”

By Azem Qazimi

O reader, we should say it since the beginning: this book is primarily an aesthetic luxury! And as such, is pretty rare. Written with the very intention to serve to a highly signification that ignores the common pretension for money and fame, also published for a very strict group of people... READ MORE

Biographical information of invited poets

Multimedia section in our Web site

Our work group has made possible the filming and digitizing of many of the poetry readings in the history of the Festival, and has been making an audivisual Memories of the Festival, which from now on we will include in the multimedia section of our Web site. In this first issue you will be able to see and hear 274 poems by 268 poets from 126 countries of five continents. Videos

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