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- 33 FestivalTo be held from July 1 to 15, 2023, the 33rd International Poetry Festival of Medellin will intervene in the city and the world, virtually (July 1 to 7) and in person (July 8 to 15), as a way to contribute to the construction of peace in Colombia, and the world.
- AnthologyThis is the anthology of poems of 1,817 poets who have been in Medellin, representing 194 countries on five continents, and who have read their poetry for a loving and fervent public.
- History33 annual Festivals since 1991, in which more than 1.700 poets form 193 countries have participated. You can read here a summary of what happened, year after year.
- 2006 Alternative Nobel Prizehe Festival received the Right Livelihood Award in 2006, “for affirming and expressing the human values of beauty, creativity, freedom of expression and for its work with the community...”
- 1st Summit of World Poetry for PeaceIn the XIII Poetry Festival were united 60 poets of the world, in the quest to strengthen the option of a negotiated political solution in Colombia. It was held between the 16th and the 19th of June, 2003.
- International press This is the coverage that the world press has given to the event and some of the most outstanding press articles, written by poets and journalists in the history of the Festival.
- Questionnaires We present comments and impressions of the wide public of the Festival on the event, on poetry and its effect on the city.
- Poetry in cityThese are some of the poetic interventions that have been made in the city of Medellín.
- WPMIt is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Medellin, Colombia, constituted, to date, by organizations and poets: 114 poetry festivals around the world, 96 projects of poetry, 1.178 poets of 131 nations on all continents.
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- Significance of a Poetry School
- Gulliver ProjectIt is a series of developing processes that qualify their beneficiaries (children, adolescents and young people) in the use of language within creative content as a factor that promotes the improvement of social, cognitive and emotional skills as well as knowledge, and full exercise and defense of human rights.
- Poetry School On-Line -Spanish-
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- Work groupPrometeo is made up of a group of 25 poets and artists that make up the General Assembly of Associates.
- Achievements and RealizationsPrometeo has developed 27 International Festival of poetry. Among its recognitions, it has deserved the Alternative Novel Prize and being Cultural Heritage of Colombia.
- Programs -SpanishPrometeo has several programs, which are inscribed in four fundamental lines of action: Congregational, Pedagogical work, Editorial and communication work, Globalization of poetry.
- Prometeo books of poetry -in Spanish-There have been published 23 poetry books in the Hipnos Series collection, for disseminate the work of contemporary world poets, most of these publications are in Spanish.
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