Tag: poetry
Colombia’s countercultures: From nothing to nadaism
Colombia has seen multiple counterculture movements over the past decades, often appearing as part...
Colombia poet Alvaro Mutis remembered by Latin American literary figures
Respected Colombian author, Alvaro Mutis, was buried Monday in Mexico City after an intimate wake...
Colombian poet Alvaro Mutis dies in Mexico City at 90
Colombian poet and novelist Alvaro Mutis has died in Mexico on Sunday, official sources announced...
Colombian poet to sell testicles for $20K to fund trip to Europe
A Colombian poet announced on Wednesday he is selling his testicles for $20,000 to gather money...
Colombia children’s poet Rafael Pombo to be on a stamp
Colombian children’s poet Rafael Pombo will appear on an edition of national stamps. The limited edition stamps were unveiled in a ceremony in the National Museum of Bogota Wednesday in the year of the centenary of his...
Medellin to host 22nd International Poetry Festival
Medellin will host its 22nd annual International Poetry Festival from June 23-30, this year honoring aboriginal people. Beginning at 4PM on Saturday at the Carlos Vieco open air theater, the festival will feature 70 poets from...
Colombian poet Nicanor Velez dies at 52
Colombian poet Nicanor Velez has died in the Spanish city of Barcelona, his publishing company announced Wednesday. The 52-year old Velez gained international recognition for his poetry books “La Memoria del Tacto,”...
Colombian poet receives prestigious literary award
Colombian poet Piedad Bonnett received the 11th American Poetry Award on Tuesday from the Casa de las Americas cultural association and Spanish publisher Visor Libros. Bonnett was awarded the prestigious prize for her work...
Women’s poetry festival begins in southern Colombia
The 27th Roldanillo Women’s Poetry Meeting began Friday in southern Colombia. The meeting features many of Colombia’s prominent women poets who will perform their poetry throughout the festival. The festival will...
Medellin to host its 21st International Poetry Festival in July
Medellin will host its 21st International Poetry Festival from July 2-9, the theme of which will be a tribute to the original African spirit. This year’s festival, titled “Reunion of the antelope and the star,”...
