Coordinating Committee
Jack Hirschman
American poet and essayist, former director of the San Francisco IFP. General Coordinator of WPM.
Fernando Rendón
Colombian poet, founder and director of the International Poetry Festival of Medellín.
Ataol Behramoglu
Poet, essayist, playwright and university professor of Turkish origin.
Rati Saxena
Indian poet and director of the Krytia International Poetry Festival.
Alex Pausides
Cuban poet, general coordinator of the Havana Poetry Festival.
Francis Combes
French poet, journalist, editor, translator, critic and essayist.
Agneta Falk
Poet, editor, translator and visual artist of Swedish origin.
Jidi Majia
Chinese poet, vice-president of the China Writers Association.
Vadim Terekhin
Russian poet and co-chairman of the Union of Russian Writers.
Zolani Mkiva
South African poet, founder of the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation
Ayo Ayoola-Amale
Nigerian poet living in Ghana, founder and president of WILPF.
Khalid Raissouni
Moroccan poet, member of the Union of Moroccan Writers.
Keshab Sigdel
Nepali poet and writer, member of The World Nation Writer’s Union.
Christopher Okemwa
Kenyan-born poet, actor, dancer, playwright and short-story writer.
Les Wicks
Australian poet and publisher, author of thirteen books of poetry.
Luis Filipe Sarmento
Portuguese poet, editor and TV producer.
Oscar Saavedra Villarroel
Chilean poet, director of the Poetry Schools in Chile.
Freddy Ñañez
Venezuelan poet and artist. He is currently the Minister of People’s Power for Communication and Information.
Magdalena Camargo Lemieszek
Polish-Panamanian poet, director of 80: ars longa, vita brevis.
