29 Febrero 2012
A Leap Forward
And will take place E V E R YW H E R E on the Leap-year Day and Night, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012. The Coordinating Committee of the WPM/MMP urges all poets, groups involved with poetry throughout the world, to begin organizing events in their particular areas—-whether it involves cities, small towns or villages—under the umbrella of A LEAP FORWARD.
It may seem only a coincidence but the Occupy Wall Street movement that began of September 17. 2011 occurred within the process of the call for 100 Thousand Poets for Change, an event supported by the WPM that manifested on September 24 of last year. And we have seen that, with th Occupy movement bursting out and proliferating all over, “there’s a poem being written by the people of the world” and it is filled with cries for justice and real democracy, with all the aspects of life—-from the economic to the ecological—that were part of the very formation of the WPM itself, simply because they are part of the fabric of people’s yearnings everywhere.
Events that will be multiple leaps forward under A LEAP FORWARD moniker—events with poets who, in the past year, (what with Tunisia, Egypt, Wisconsin, to name but a few), have been catalyzed by dynamic inspiration and realize their consciousness of the world has grown by leaps and bounds, can reveal those passionate leaps as part of the great low of events on Leap-year Day and Night, 2012, and collectively move the whole world forward toward the democracy that all of us are dying for and want to attain before we die.
Let the WPM/MMP know where your event will be held by writing: [email protected]
Let’s Organize the Greatest Poetry Events in the the History of The World and the World By Taking
A LEAP FORWARD
More and more poetry readings are being confirmed worldwide, organized by organizations and poets that are a part of the World Poetry Movement (WPM). The readings are scheduled for February 29th, March 21st and May 22nd in Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, United States of America, Peru, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Uruguay, Bangladesh, India, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Armenia, Croatia, Denmark, Slovenia, France, England, Italy, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Australia, among other countries. Here are some of the acts and poetry readings confirmed for these dates.
29th February
*Ghana. Anadat Basic school, Rural Accra. Anadat Basic. 9:00 – 12:00 hours. Splendors Poetry Performance. group. Splendors Children Performance group. Ebenezer Essuman, Kofi Dei, Phillip Oyinka, Nii Lantey, Kofi Marrah, Aaron Adjaye, James Tsekumah, Phillip Andart, Sharon Phanos, Khartey Sowah, Fadel Daplah, Ayo Ayoola-Amale. Also with Barbara, Mimi, Elorm, Afia. Ayo Ayoola-Amale, Splendors of Dawn Poetry Foundation
* Kenya. Kisii University College. Christopher Okemwa.
* Kenya. Arusha and Nairobi. Grand Masese.
* Uganda. Kampala. Crispy Poetry. Organizer: Omagon L´Emorut Joseph.
* South Africa. Cape Town, at Zula Bar in Long Street. Program: Free flow session. Winslow Schalkwyk
* South Africa. Durban, Howard College Theatre at the University of KwaZulu-Natal from 14h30 to 17h00. Organizer: Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal).
* Zimbabwe. Extra-Blessing Kuchera
* Argentina. Mendoza. Juan E. Carrizo, Liceo Poético de Benidorm. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas.
* Argentina. Castelar/Buenos Aires. Organizer: Colectivo Poético Teatral Vuelos. Poets Alberto Luis Ponzo, María Montserrat Beltrán y Ciela Asad.
* Argentina. Buenos Aires. Microcine Fabril de Impa -Poesía y Videopoesia 2012 por la Tierra.- Organizer: VideoBardo, a cargo del poeta Javier Robledo
* Argentina. Rosario. Encuentro Internacional De Poesía. Teatro El Circulo. Héctor Berenguer.
* Argentina. Buenos Aires: Sociedad de Artistas Plásticos: Viamonte 458 Capital Federal. PCSUR Lomas de Zamora-Argentina: Carlos Rossetti, Natalia Leali, Gabriela Migliano, Beatriz Palmieri, Angélica Nieto, Marta Susana Salinas, José Luís Chaves, Laura Valeiras.
* Argentina. Buenos Aires Club Atlético Parque de los Patricios: Alberti 2135. PCSUR Lomas de Zamora-Argentina. Carlos Rossetti, Natalia Leali, Gabriela Migliano, Beatriz Palmieri, Angélica Nieto, Marta Susana Salinas, José Luís Chaves, Laura Valeiras.
* Argentina. Buenos Aires Casa de los Trabajadores/as Carlos Fuentealba: 14 de Julio 140 Témperley. PCSUR Lomas de Zamora-Argentina. Carlos Rossetti, Natalia Leali, Gabriela Migliano, Beatriz Palmieri, Angélica Nieto, Marta Susana Salinas, José Luís Chaves, Laura Valeiras.
* Argentina, Mendoza. Organizer: Liceo Poético de Benidorm con la colaboración de la Concejalía de Cultura del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm.
* Argentina. Concierto Poético. With Colectivo Poético Teatral “Vuelos”. Alberto Luis Ponzo, María Montserrat Beltrán, Ciela Asad.
* Argentina, Buenos Aires. Microcine Fabril de Impa Oracio Campos Programa: Poesía y Videopoesía Internacional de Video Poesía 2012 por la Tierra.- Video Bardo. Javier Robledo.
* Argentina. Dolores (Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina), 29 de febrero.
* Argentina, Rosario. Encuentro Internacional de Poesía. Teatro El Círculo. Héctor Berenguer. Director Semana de las Letras y la Lectura.
* Argentina. Salta. Organizer: Rosa Machado.
* Canada. Ashes, Paper & Beans: Fredericton’s Writing & Arts Show Joe Blades
* Canada, Toronto. The Sunday Poetry, Organizer: Maria Elena Mesa. 11:30 am – 2:30 pm (sharp) Ellington’s Music & Café
* Chile. Santiago. Galo Ghigliotto. Editorial Cuneta.
* Colombia, Bogotá. 18:00 hours (Librería Alejandría Calle 18 No 6-30 Tel 3411755-342135912. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Armando Orozco Tovar y María Isabel García- Mayorca.
* Colombia. Bogotá. 5:00 pm. Ágora del Colegio Gonzalo Arango. Organizer: Manuel Pachón. 15 poets.
* Colombia, Bogotá. Universidad Central. Poetry Reading/ Lectura de poemas. Organizer: Álvaro Miranda, Alvaro Marin.
* Colombia, Envigado. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Claudia Trujillo, Cecilia Muñoz Edgar Trejos. Casa de Poesía Porfirio Barba Jacob.
* Colombia, Medellín. Teatro Lido, 18:00. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. 16 poets. Presentation of WPM. International Poetry Festival of Medellin and Prometeo Review.
* Colombia, Medellín. 9 a.m. The New School. Walther Espinal
* Colombia. Pasto. Poetry reading/Lectura de poemas: MARÌA MULATA CAFÈ-BAR.( Calle 19 No 30-24. Las Cuadras. Poets: Álvaro Martínez Betancourt, Nadia Villarreal,
Zabier Hernández Buelvas, Ana María Erazo and Luis Armando Botina.
* Colombia, Bucaramanga. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Angye Gaona. El Solar.
* Colombia. Bucaramanga. Poets: Rocio Mendoza, Javier Felix, Freddy Chona, Luis Carlos Orozco. Organizer: El Viento Colectivo Poético.
* Colombia, Tuluá. Taller de Literatura Nautilus, Calle 25 n° 24-27. Program: Héctor Fabio Flórez, Ángel y Carmenza Calero, Diana Pérez, Germán Bernal, Walter Mondragón.
* Colombia. Medellín. San Roberto Belarmino. 10:30 a.m.
* Colombia. Itagüí. Organizer: Beatriz Ortega.
* Cuba. La Habana. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Hurón Azul, UNEAC // 16:00 Emilio Comas, Pierre Bernet, Carmen González.
* Cuba. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. UNEAC. Bejucal // 17:00 Poemas de Jesús Sama.
* Cuba. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Universidad Camilo Cienfuegos, Matanzas //17:00. Carlos Chacón
* Cuba. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. UNEAC. Bayamo//14:00 Alex Pausides, Abel Guerrero, Arsenio Rosales
* Cuba. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Museo Histórico de Manzanillo // 17:00 Zoila Sánchez, Andrés Conde
* Cuba. Casa de la Cultura de Chambas, Ciego de Ávila// 20:00. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Luis Enrique Martínez.
* Cuba. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Santiago de Cuba //16:00 Marino Wilson Jay y Efraín Nadereau.
* Cuba. Sede de la UNEAC en Guantánamo//20:00 pm Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Mireya Piñeiro
* Cuba. Casa de la Cultura Niquero, Granma//18:00. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Yoel Izaguirre, Evangelina Núñez
* Cuba. Biblioteca Municipal, Pilón, Granma//16:00 Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Gustavo Ramírez
* Cuba. Buenaventura, Holguín. Patio de la Rueda//20:00. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Poetas y trovadores. Daer Pozo
* Cuba. Casa de la Cultura de Yara, Granma//17:00. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Aurelio Hernández.
* Ecuador. Quito. Organizer: Marcos Rivadeneira.
* Ecuador. Quito. Organizer: Carla Badilla Coronado.
* Ecuador. Ibarra. Palabra Nómade. Organizer: Gaby Ponce. 16:30, Plazoleta Francisco Calderón, Ibarra-Ecuador.
* El Salvador. Colectivo Jalagua, radicados en la Universidad de El Salvador-. 16:00 p.m. Plaza Salvador Allende, Facultad de Medicina.
* Honduras. Tegucigalpa. Tierra Libre. Hora: 18:00 pm. Colonia Palmira, frente a Caderh, avenida República de Chile.
* México, Zamora. Preparatoria de Tangancícuaro. Roberto Resendiz.
* México. Chiapas. Ana María Avendaño Zebadúa. CONACULTA.
* México. Tuxtla Gutiérrez. Museo del Café de Chiapas. CONACULTA
* México. San Cristóbal de Las Casas. Centro Cultural El Carmen. CONACULTA
* México. Comitán de Domínguez. Centro Cultural Rosario Castellanos. CONACULTA
* México. FIP Salvador Díaz Mirón, Aarón Rueda.
* México. 28 de Febrero, Xalapa, Veracruz – Adictos a la poesía- Tierra Luna, Rayón 18, Xalapa, Veracruz.
* México. Tamaulipas. Museo Regional de Historia de Tamaulipas. 18:00 hrs. Poets from Tamaulipas.
* Perú. Lima. Organizer: Hidelbrando Grande. Asociación de Amigos José Carlos Mariátegui y Red de Artistas e Intelectuales en Defensa de la Humanidad. Casa Museo Mariátegui, 7 p.m.
* United States. New York, Lola Koundakjian.
* United States, North Carolina. Program: Select a poem to read, that in some way touches on the theme of inclusion. At 7:00 and/or 19:00 read the poem. Richard Krawiec.
* United States, San Francisco. Art International. Jack Hirschman, Nina Serrano.
* United States, Chicago. Occupy Rogers Park. Lew Rosenbaum.
* United States. San Francisco. Alexis Luna: Organizer: New Camelot Poetry Stage, A Leap Year Reading @ Taste of Rome 1000 Bridgeway in Sausalito.
* United States. Beat Museum. San Francisco.
* United States. San Francisco. Mission Cultural Center.
* United States. California. Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural. Sylmar. 6:30pm-10pm. Jenuine Poetss.
* Uruguay Montevideo. Organiza Liceo Poético de Benidorm con la colaboración de la Concejalía de Cultura del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm.
* Uruguay, Montevideo. Marcos Ibarra.
* Uruguay. Montevideo, Adelaida Fontanini, Liceo Poético de Benidorm. 29 de febrero: Tertulia Camino al Futuro en la calle Casinoni, 1573 de 16:00 a 20:00 hrs.
* Uruguay. Montevideo. Liceo Poético de Benidorm. Poetry Reading. Casa de los Escritores. Planta alta del Mercado de la Abundancia. 20:00 hrs.
* Venezuela. Caracas. 11:00 horas. Diagonal a la Plaza de Bolívar. Gran poetada contra el imperialismo. Efraín Valenzuela. Néstor Francia. Saul Fernández. Jesús Mijares. Leoncio Martínez. Dagil Ochoa. Miguel Ángel Gómez.
* Hong Kong. Organizer: Madeleine Marie Slavick.
* India. Shillong, Meghalaya. Program: Two-day poetry reading program. Poets from Northeast India. Robin S. Ngangom
* India. Trivandrum- Organizer: Rati Saxenawith. Kritya Poetry Festival.
* India. Jodhpur-Amit kalla with Ramta Drig. Organizer: Rati Saxenawith. Kritya Poetry Festival.
* India. Chandigarh-Kirpal singh with kritya. Organizer: Rati Saxenawith. Kritya Poetry Festival.
* India. Jabalpur – Mita Das-with kritya. Organizer: Rati Saxenawith. Kritya Poetry Festival.
* India. Mahesh Punetha- Himalaya region. Organizer: Rati Saxenawith. Kritya Poetry Festival.
* India, Kolkata. International Society for Intercultural Studies and Research (ISISAR), in collaboration with the World Literature Society. Bhaskar Roy Barman
* India. Auroville. Hall de la Unidad. Anandi Fernández.
* Israel. Tel Aviv. Organizer: Amir Or. Sinagogue Togetherness.
* Japan, Kyoto. Organizer: Kyoto poets.
* Turkey. İstanbul. Library Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (Gülhane Public Garden). Program: poetry reading and foundation of Poetry and Translation Academy. Ataol Behramoğlu.
* Austria. Vienna. Vienna Poetry School. ZUR INFO. Gerwich Rozmyslowski, Sainkho Namtchylak, Peter Waugh, Christian Katt, Jörg Piringer, Juergen Berlakovich, Susanne Toth, Richard Weihs, Christine Huber, Gerhard Ruiss, Evelyn Steinthaler, Bernhard Wider, Augusta Laar, Elisabeth Zechmeister, Magdalena Mayer, Mia Legenstein.
* Denmark. Café Sirkus, Thorshavn, Faroe Islands, Readings: five poets. Agnar Artúvertin
* England. News Café, 19:00 hours. Samkela Yolande Stamper
* France. Paris. Organizer: Jorge Torres, Stephane Chaumet, and Myriam Montoya: La Vaca Azul.
* Greece: Organizer: Dino Siotis: 13 poetry readings in Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Volos. Larissa, Patras, Kalamata, Crete.
* Grece. Athens. Organizer: Ianós y Piin (Poiein.gr). 18:30 hrs. Kokkino 105, 5.
* Italy, Senigallia. Association Nelversogiusto – Senigallia.
* Italy. Galeter in Montichiari Brescia. Program: Alberto Masala, Sandro Sardella, Anna Lombardo, Ferruccio Brugnaro, Andrea Garbin, Igor Costanzo.
* Italy. Roma. Le Mura, via di Porta Labicana 24. Organizers: Olga Campofreda + Master editoria e Giornalismo Università La Sapienza
* Italy. Trieste. Edvino Ugolini. Artisti contro le Guerre.
* Italy. Tomaso Kemeny. Poetry House of Milan.
* Italy. Fernanda Ferraresso (responsabile Redazione di CARTESENSIBILI).
* Italy. Tortoli, Sardegna, February 19 de febrero (For February 29)
* Italy. CLODIG (Udine) – Italy on the North-Eastern Italian- Slovenian Border at 8.00 p.m
* Italy. Montichiari. Galeri di Montichiari. Igor Costanzo.
* Italy. Bolsena. Organizer: Roberto Massari.
* Italy. Tricesimo. il Glicine. Piazza Garibaldi. Organizator: Antonella Iaschi.
* Netherlands. Rotterdam. Poetry Internationa. Organizer: Bas Kwakman.
* Poland. Galeria Wzgorze , Wzgorze 4, PL 43-300 Bielsko-Biala. 18 hours. Organized by Fundacja “Osrodek Spotkania” in co-operation of Polica Dubova Cultural and Artistic Association from Slovenia. Tatjana Jamnik.
* Romania. Bucarest. National Union of Weiters. Organizer: Elena Armenescu.
* Serbia. Nish, 29 de febrero, Homage to poet Roque Dalton. Organizar: Paul Polanski.
* Slovenia. Gustaf hall in Cultural centre Pekarna, Maribor. Program: open mike poetry slam. Gregor Stamejčič, Pekarna magdalenske mreže.
* Slovenia. Ljubljana, Kud France Prešeren. 20:00. Program a number of authors and singers performing dedicated to the revolutionary poetry. Iztok Osojnik Literary association IA.
* Slovenia. Ljubljana. Italian Institut of Culture. Poete a Nord-Est.
* Spain, Benidorm. 18:00 hrs. a 20:00 hrs. Sala Polivalente de la Biblioteca Municipal de Benidorm. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas.: Javier Mederos de Cuba, Claudio Archubi de Argentina, Teresa Orbegoso de Perú, J. Seafree de Madrid, Luis Miguel Rubio de Valencia, Annabel Villar y Julio Pavanetti (Uruguay/España). Organiza Liceo Poético de Benidorm con la colaboración de la Concejalía de Cultura del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm.
* Spain. Isla de El Hierro. Plaza Municipal de La Restinga, 18:30h. Program: Poetry reading with Berbel, Susi Alvarado, Noel Olivares, Teca Barreiro, María Gutiérrez, Isa Guerra, Víctor Álamo de la Rosa, Samir Delgado.
* Spain. Granada. Sede de la Asociación de Vecinos de Cájar (A.VE.CA)
Calle Campanario, 26 – 18199, Cájar.19 horas. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Poets: Ivonne Sánchez Barea, Mara Romero Torres, Marcos Jiménez León, Remedios Álvarez Díaz, Nieves Soria Clivillens, Isabel Rodriguez, Beatriz Campos, Miguel Arnas, Miguel Ángel Contreras, Gregorio Morales, Carmen García Tortosa, Mariel Navarrete, Charo Blanco.
* Spain. Liceo Poético de Benidorm, Benidorm, Homage to poet Roque Dalton. Poetry Reading/Lectura de poemas. Sala Polivalente de la Biblioteca Municipal de Benidorm 18:00 to las 20:00 hours.
* Spain. Helena Villar Janeiro-Fundación Rosalía de Castro.
* Ukraine. Lviv Ternopil, Rivne and in Kyiv. Iryna Vikyrchak.
* Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Azam Abidov
* Australia. Bookmark based in Albany, WA. Write in the Great Southern Perth Writers Festival, Jo Smith.
March 21
* Ghana. Place: Pan African Writers Association(PAWA) House, Roman Ridge, Accra. 16:00 – 21:00 hours
Place: University of Ghana, Maison francaise center, Dept of modern languages, Accra.
16:00 – 20:00 hours. Ayo Ayoola-Amale, Splendors of Dawn Poetry Foundation
* South Africa. Durban. George M Momogos. Barefoot Poets.
* Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano María Cristina Pizarro.
* Canada. Ashes, Paper & Beans: Fredericton’s Writing & Arts Show Joe Blades
* Colombia, Bucaramanga. Angye Gaona
* Colombia. Envigado. Casa de Poesía Porfirio Barbajacob. 6 y 30 p.m.
* Colombia. Buga. Colectivo Cultural Cantarrana. Poetry reading.
* Colombia. Cereté. Casa de la Cultura. Poetry reading.
* México. México D.F. Literary Bar, the Victrola, Adress: Coahuila 49, Col. Roma, Delegación Cuauhtémoc. Program: poets, singers and musicians. Organizers: Lina Zerón and Neiffe Peña.
* México. Chiapas. Ana María Avendaño Zebadúa. CONACULTA.
* México. El Festival Nacional Que No Callen Los Poetas Palabras Por La Fraternidad. Eduardo H. González.
* México. FIP Salvador Díaz Mirón, Aarón Rueda
* Peru. Lima. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Organizer: Hildebrando Perez Grande.
* Puerto Rico. Ana Fuster Lavin
* United States. Michigan. Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn. Dunya Mikhail
*Uruguay, Montevideo. Marcos Ibarra.
* Bangladesh. Dhaka at National Press Club(NPC). More than 100 poets will participate the program. We shall also publish a bilingual(English & Bangla) anthology. Ershad Mazumder. Founder President Kabitapatra (Poetry Paper)
* Turkey. Municipality of Denizli and the Poetry Hotel in Denizli. Ataol Behramoğlu.
* Turkey, İzmir. The Municipality of Konak and in İstanbul the Pen Club of Turkey. Program: poetry readings. Ataol Behramoğlu
* Armenia. in Writer’s Union and also in the schools. Program: Poetry section. Hovhannes Grigoryan, Hakob Movses, Henrik Edoyan, Arevshat Avagyan, Avag Epremyan, Hrachya Beyleryan, Vahe Arsen, Hermine Navasardyan, Levon Ananyan (Chairman of Writer’s Union of Armenia)
* Croatia. Goranovo proljece poetry festival. Marko Pogacar
* England. in Shatale, Bushbuckridge. Samkela Yolande Stamper
* France. Paris. Organizer: Francis Combes, Celine Hémon.
* Germany. Bonn. Hussein Habasch.
* Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki, Corfu, Volos. Larissa, Patras, Kalamata, Crete. 13 readings in total: Dinos Siotis.
* Greece. Larisa: Organizer: Dimitris Kraniotis.
* Spain. Toledo. Ruth Rodríguez
* Sweden, Malmö. Viktoria Teatern Programa: ocho poetas de Suecia, Suiza, España, México y Dinamarca. Ángela Inés García
* Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Azam Abidov
May 22
* Vietnam. Hanoi. Asia Pacifico Poetry Festival. Organize: Nguyen Quang Thieu.
* Ghana. Kaaf University College, Main Auditorium, Central Region, Ghana.
10:00 – 15:00 hours.
Place: T-Havana Parks Ltd, Comm.9, Tema, Accra.
16:00 21:00 hours. Kaaf University College, Swimming pool & Garden arena. Central Region, Ghana.
13:00 to 16:30 hours. Ayo Ayoola-Amale, Splendors of Dawn Poetry Foundation
* Slovenia. Študentska založba publishing house and for it festival Days of poetry and wine) poetry reading with at least 4 Slovene poets. Gorazd Kocijančič, Gašper Bivšek, Maja Novak and Katja Perat (and maybe some more). Jelka Ciglenečki
* Italy. Senigallia. Association President Nelversogiusto – Senigallia /Poetry
* Uruguay, Montevideo. Marcos Ibarra.
* England. in Talamanca, East London. Samkela Yolande Stamper
* Colombia, Bucaramanga. Angye Gaona.
* Colombia. Envigado. Café Cultural Imaginarte. 8:00 p.m.
* Colombia. Medellín. Emisora UPB. Lectura de poemas.
* Colombia. Buga. Colectivo Cultural Cantarrana.
* Colombia. Cereté. Homenaje a Raúl Gómez Jattim.
* Argentina. Rosario. Instituto Politécnico (Universidad Nacional de Rosario). Marcela Armengod.
* México. Chiapas. Ana María Avendaño Zebadúa. CONECULTA
* México. FIP Salvador Díaz Mirón, Aarón Rueda
* México. Chiapas. 11 y 12 de mayo Nombre del evento: VI Festival Internacional de Poesía “Palabra en el mundo…en Chiapas” y V Encuentro Internacional de Poetas e Investigadores. Marisa Trejo Sirvent.