The poet José Emilio Pacheco presented the works of Rogelio Cuéllar by saying The works of Cuéllar dont have atitle.Each one is called a photograph,the writing of light,literally. Rogelio Cuéllar has photographed many writers and the photographs exude a mystery entiched marvellously. The exhibition is taking place at the prestigious Instituto Cervantes (c/ Libreros, 23 Alcalá de Henares).The
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Organised by the Institut Français de Madrid: A reading encounter with the poet and Canadian novelist Nicole Brossard and Carmen Mata Barreiro, teacher in the department of French philology of the University Autonoma. Nicole Brossard is a dedicated and innovative voice of Quebec.A poet, novelist and essayist, Nicole Brossard shows a will of exploration and of constant and
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Casa Arabe is showing a documentary of a Palestianian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who passed away in August 2008.The documentary lays out his life in a historical and cultural context
The Bukowski Club has a jam packed and funky month and they have a programme to prove it.The programme features poetry recitals,book presentations coinciding with the World Book Day also mentioned here in this blog,Cabaret rehearsals and more.Click on the image and see the agenda fully along with the address
Where will you be on the 23rd of April?If you are a bookworm or regular reader its paramount that you mark off this date in your agenda.On this day,many participating bookshops will offer 10% discount on books and some authors will take part in book signing.This day is a recognised worldwide however,Madrid has a few
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