As the 35th anniversary of the International Poetry Festival of Medellín unfolded, its founder, Colombian poet Fernando Rendón, posed a question that echoes far beyond Colombia: What makes this poetry festival captivate so many poets and thousands of attendees each year? The answers—flowing from poets, scholars, and
The exhibition "The Creativity of the Word and the Radiance of Painting" by the renowned writer, journalist, and artist Sanaa El Bisi, inaugurated by Eng. Abdelsadek El Shorbagy, Chairman of the National Press Authority, on the evening of Saturday, April 19, 2025, tells a long-standing story of creativity where the strokes of a
Seventy-seven years have passed since 1948,
The ruthless year of our diaspora,
Which somehow, we’ve come to accept as a destiny
And a tragic and despicable Palestinian fate.
Since then, we’ve continued to breathe,
Love, learn, laugh, and cry…
We’ve travelled to corners never heard of
And
The World Poetry Movement (WPM) Continental Coordinators convened virtually to discuss an ambitious initiative—establishing poetry schools across the globe. The meeting, held on February 16, 2025, brought together key literary figures and cultural leaders to outline strategies for promoting poetry education and fostering creative
‘The Interpreter’ is the English version of Arabic novel ‘Al Tarjuman’, authored by Ashraf Aboul Yazid, an eminent writer and poet of Egypt
“Our homes in exile are made of glass, not only revealing to those who live in them, but also fragile enough to break.”
From the very first moment, I knew that
