Poet Fernando Rendón (Colombia), Festival father and poetry saint. |
Poets
Anwar Al-Ghassani and Ali Al-Shalah (Iraq) at the press conference on
the opening day of the Festival. |
Poets
Dorin Popa (Romania) and Wole Soyinka (Nigeria). |
Poets
Adnan Al-Sayegh, Ali Al-Shalah (Iraq), Dorin Popa (Romania), Joumana
Haddad (Lebanon), Hilmi Salem (Egypt). |
Poets
Dorin Popa (Romania), Adnan Al-Sayegh (Iraq), Joumana Haddad (Lebanon)
and Hilmi Salem (Egypt). |
The Festival audience |
Poets Rita Dove (US), Dorin Popa (Romania) and Maisoon Saker Al-Qassimi
(UAE). |
Poets Maisoon Saker Al-Qassimi (UAE) and Alina Popa (Romania).. |
Poets
Edwin Thumboo (Singapore), Dorin Popa (Romania) and Anwar Al-Ghassani
(Iraq). |
Poets
Malak Mustafa Sahioni (Syria) Ibrahim Nassralah (Jordan) and Maisoon
Saker Al-Qassimi (UAE). |
Poets
Layla Al-Sayyed (Bahrain), Adnan Al-Sayegh, Anwar Al-Ghassani (Iraq)
and Malak Mustafa Sahioni (Syria). |
Poets
Adnan Al-Sayegh (Iraq), Layla Al-Sayyed (Bahrain), Anwar Al-Ghassani
(Iraq) and Malak Mustafa Sahioni (Syria).
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Poets
Adnan Al-Sayegh (Iraq), Layla Al-Sayyed (Bahrain), Anwar Al-Ghassani
(Iraq) and Maisoon Saker Al-Qassimi (UAE).
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A
tiny selection of the vast work of my dear friend poet and artist Enrique
Hernández-D'Jesús (Venezuela) |
Poet
Anwar Al-Ghassani (Iraq), Portrait -1. Photo by my dear friend poet
and artist Enrique Hernández-D'Jesús (Venezuela) |
Poet
Anwar Al-Ghassani (Iraq), Portrait -2. Photo by my dear friend poet
and artist Enrique Hernández-D'Jesús (Venezuela) |
Poets
Joumana Haddad (Lebanon) and Malak Mustafa Sahioni (Syria). Photo
by Enrique Hernández-D'Jesús (Venezuela)
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Around
5000 persons attended the festival´s marathon closing ceremony
of six hours on July 2, 2005. |
The
Face of Medellin - 1
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The
Face of Medellin - 2
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