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).
Poets Adnan Al-Sayegh (Iraq), Layla Al-Sayyed (Bahrain), Anwar Al-Ghassani (Iraq) and Maisoon Saker Al-Qassimi (UAE).
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)
Around 5000 persons attended the festival´s marathon closing ceremony of six hours on July 2, 2005.
The Face of Medellin - 1
The Face of Medellin - 2
The Miracle of Medellín
Scenes from our "Little Paradise" at the XV. International Poetry Festival of Medellín, Colombia, June 24 - July 2, 2005

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