World Poetry Movement-Manila: Poetry for Peace at DLSU

The DLSU Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC) will hold a Poetry Recital entitled “World Poetry Movement-Manila: Poetry for Peace” on the 24th of September 2011, 2:00-4:00 pm, at the DLSU Amphitheatre (alternate venue: Central Plaza).

This event is in response to the World Poetry Movement’s (WPM) call for a poetic global action by holding simultaneous readings across the earth. WPM was founded in the context of the World Gathering of Directors from 37 International Poetry Festivals, in Medellin, Colombia early this year. At present, the Movement has been joined by more than 80 international poetry festivals and over 400 poets from all over the world.

WPM supports “the thoughts, actions and measures that can contribute to world peace, the defense of all life on earth, the sustainable development of a new world, the restoration of beauty, dignity and truth, in the process of a persistent strengthening of poetry's presence in contemporary society worldwide.”

Participating poets and readers include Marjorie Evasco, Ana Maria Katigbak-Lacuesta, Ronald Baytan, Allan Popa, Carla Pacis, Genevieve Asenjo, Alfred Yuson, Marne Kilates, Abdon Balde Jr., Michael Coroza, José Ma. Fons, Santiago Villafania, Herminio Beltran, Danilo Francisco Reyes, Grace Monte de Ramos, Alice Sun-Cua, John Iremil Teodoro, John Enrico Torralba, Genaro Gojo-Cruz, Ernesto Carandang II, Noelle Leslie dela Cruz, Joseph De Luna Saguid, Ida Del Mundo, Jaime Oscar Salazar, Johann Vladimir Espiritu, Ronald Recto and Peter Pichler.

Lovers of poetry and peace are welcome to the event. For inquiries, please contact the Center at tel. (632) 5244611 local 233; or email bnscwc@yahoo.com; bnscwc@dlsu.edu.ph.

Related link: Directory of WPM participants (105 international poetry festivals, 76 poetry projects and 1016 poets from 124 countries)

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