Bolivia opens the International Poetry Festival authors of seven passes

6 hours 14 mins ago La Paz, Feb 8 (EFE) .- A dozen writers from seven countries participating Próximo today through Feb. 13 at the First International Poetry Festival of Bolivia that aims to bring this gner literary readers and facilitate exchanges between poets of different cultures and languages. Continue reading the printed article "The poetry is not a mass or editorially gner highly favored. There is that famous phrase of John referaa Ramn Jimnez where readers of poetry as that immense minora . Then, we build bridges between the Bolivian poetry and other experiences, "he told EFE Rubn Vargas, one of the organizers of the event. It is to strengthen the ties of the Bolivian Poetic produccin of other passes, festival organizers invited foreign poets as Marion Bethel of Bahamas; Iri Talvet, Estonia, Jorge and Laura Yassa Boccanera of Argentina, Roberto Echevarren, of Uruguay, Rodolfo Hsler of Spain a, and Nadia Prado, Chile. in addition, Bolivian poets participarn Jess Urzagasti, C and Sergio Mendizbal Gareca. "This is open to a plurality, to breathe another air, allowing writers but readers tambine Bolivians, now of La Paz and Oruro, have a diverse experience of poetry (…) and different visions for this great minora continue growing, "says Vargas. The espaol Hsler Rodolfo, a poet participants stressed the importance of such initiatives for the authors because they offer the possibility to know the trends of poetry in different passes and allowed to bring this g nero to the general public. "The poetry is something that is addressed to a minority, because it requires effort or hbito to understand, and these are times when people come to hear the poets can receive a flash, an image, a emocin that leads to further deepen, "he said. For its part, the Uruguayan Roberto Echavarren stresses the importance of direct contacts and exchanges between poets and the possibility "know and learn about the traditions very different enclaves." Edición The first of the contest, which began with the participation of its director, Benjamn Chvez, the International Festival of Poetry Medelln (Colombia), will be held from today until Próximo mircoles 10 in the city of La Paz and from that given to the sbado 13 in the city of Oruro altiplnica. In that city, the international guests podrn know adems that city's carnival has been declared Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Through this contest the paceoy Pblico enjoy orureo recitals of poetry, reading tables, meetings between the guest poets and students of literature and poetry workshops "to promote young people's contact writers with much experience," says Vargas. The first them, which opens in the morning today with the participation of 40 students, is taught by Argentine Jorge Boccanera, that gan Poetry award Amrica House in 2008 for his book Palma Real. Another of the inaugural activities took place in early afternoon today on the promenade of El Prado in La Paz, one of the busiest ms of the Bolivian city, with the reading of poetry by young people's authors pas.