Whoever has the chance to visit libraries and places of books and magazines sellers in squares and main streets now will see a dazzling novel invasion, and perhaps will not find a single poetry collection or a single short story collection amidst this abundance of novel publications.
During a field trip, I asked one of the book sellers at
The World Poetry Movement is a coordination of international poetry festivals, poetry projects and poets from more than 170 countries that, through the globalization and realization of poetic actions, seeks to contribute to the construction of a new humanism for the twenty-first century, permanently promoting intercultural dialogue through
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.” A well-known proverb that is handed out from one generation to another. It is true to a big extent for a good friend is always present in times of calamity and need. A friend offers help and support when they are much needed. When someone faces a hard time whether in the death or loss of a
I call my friends nearly every day. We not only exchange greetings and news but stories as well. We face different challenges yet we complain of nearly the same issues. I hang up with a question lingering in my mind: Why do we nowadays suffer in our relationships? Why is life complicated? Life was never a bed of roses but why are human
The new issue of the Poetry Planetariat comes out at the time when the poet-delegates from around the world are meeting in Medellin on 13-15 July and in Caracas on 17-19 July 2023 for the First World Congress of the World Poetry Movement (WPM). We take this opportunity to welcome all the poet delegates from across the continents.
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