Coordinating Committee
Fernando Rendón
Colombian poet, founder and director of the International Poetry Festival of Medellín.
General Coordinator of WPM.
Jack Hirschman
Honorary President
(1933-2021)
American poet and essayist, former director of the San Francisco IFP. He was General Coordinator.
Rati Saxena
Indian poet and director of the Krytia International Poetry Festival.
Member of the Central Coordination.
Francis Combes
French poet, journalist, editor, translator, critic and essayist. President at Le Merle Moqueur.
Member of the Central Coordination.
Ataol Behramoglu
Poet, essayist, playwright and university professor of Turkish origin. Literary and political critic at the cadre of daily “Cumhuriyet“.
Ayo Ayoola-Amale
Nigerian poet living in Ghana, founder and president of WILPF. Director of Splendors of Dawn Poetry Foundation.
Zolani Mkiva
South African poet and Member of Parliament, founder of the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation
Freddy Ñañez
Venezuelan poet and artist. He is currently the Minister of Communication and Information.
