Derek Walcott´s extensive biography

Biografía extensa en inglés de Derek Walcott. (from Wikipedia) Early life Walcott was born and raised in Castries, Saint Lucia, in the West Indies with a twin brother, the future playwright Roderick Walcott, and a sister. His mother, a teacher, had a love of the arts who would often recite poetry.[5] His...

A bird´s eyeview of the Festival

This short documentary allows you to see what goes on at the Poetry Festival in Granada, Nicaragua, one of the most important cultural events in the hemisphere. Granada Poetry Festival, Nicaragua VI Poetry Festival, Granada, Nicaragua 2010 (English Version) from Erik Flakoll Alegría on...

Schedule of Events Poetry Festival, 2011

GRANADA´S SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL 2011 IN TRIBUTE TO POET CLARIBEL ALEGRÍA SUNDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2011 GUEST ARRIVALS AND TRANSFERS TO GRANADA *All day. 4:00 – 6:30 PM WELCOME RECEPTION OFFERED BY EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION FOR THE INVITEES POETS WITH THE PRESENCE OF THE EUROPEAN...

Siguen los mensajes…

Nos sentimos felices por todos los mensajes de agradecimiento y los poemas que hemos recibido de nuestros poetas invitados al VI Festival. ¡Son maravillosos, chispeantes y dulces! We are very happy for all the thank you messages and poems we have received from the poets who attended the VI Festival. The...

THE 2010 PROGRAM

P R O G R A M for the SIXTH GRANADA INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL IN HONOR OF AZARÍAS H. PALLAIS 15-20 FEBRUARY 2010 “POETRY IS THE ANGEL OF IMAGINATION” SUNDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2010 ARRIVAL OF INVITEES All day Transfer to Granada, Accreditation and Delivery of Materials Location: Casa de los...

Festival Basic Info

Who organizes the Festival? The Granada International Poetry Festival Foundation is non/profit,and independent. It has so far organized five international poetry festivals with the participation of 486 poets from all over the world plus 312 Nicaraguan poets. More than 120,000 people have attended the...