2013 THE MAGIC OF THEATER 2014

23rd

Season


22nd Poetry
 Marathon
"La Pluma y la Palabra"
THE PEN AND THE WORD

In Spanish only

Friday, June 6, 2014 (1:30pm-3:30pm)

at the Library of Congress

Mary Pickford Theater  -  3rd Floor, James Madison Building

Independence Ave. & 1st Street, SE, Washington, DC

(Capitol South Metro Station – ‘Orange’ and ‘Blue’ Lines)

Saturday, June 7, 2014 (2pm-8pm)

at Casa de la Luna

4020 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20011

(Georgia Ave/Petworth Metro Station – Green Line)

 

In this "celebration of words," our guest renowned Spanish-language poets: Enrique Solinas (Argentina), María Eugenia Muñoz (Colombia), Zingonia Zingone (Costa Rica-Italy), Ana Cecilia Blum (Ecuador), José María Prieto (Spain), Margarito Cuéllar (Mexico), Basilio Belliard (Dominican Republic) Indran Amirthanayagam (USA) are accompanied by audience members of all ages who recite, read or interpret their own work or that of well-known authors.

• Free Admission [Donations gratefully accepted]

• Free street parking

• Book show and sale

• Cash Bar

 

 

 

Friday, June 6

Library of Congress

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Library of Congress - Presentation of Poets' Books - Dialogue on Hispanic Poetry Today - Presentation of Poems and Comments by Poets and the Public [Mary Pickford Theater  -  3rd Floor, James Madison Building]

Saturday, June 7

Casa de la Luna

2:00 - 2:15 pm

Inauguration of the 22nd Poetry Marathon: Rei Berroa & Mario Marcel

First Round of Invited Poets

2:15 - 2:45 pm (First Group)

Zingonia Zingone

Enrique Solinas

Ana Cecilia Blum

Margarito Cuéllar

2:45 - 3:15 pm (Second Group)

Basilio Belliard

María Eugenia Muñoz

Indran Amirthanayagam

José María Prieto

3:15 - 4:00 pm

Round of poets from the Metro Area (by invitation)

4:00 - 4:30 pm

The People's Voice: 1st Open Mike Session (previous sign up)

4:30 - 5:00 pm

Other art forms: music, performances. Poetry in native languages: Guarani, Nahuatl, Maya, Aymara

5:00 - 5:30 pm

The People's Voice: 2nd Open Mike Session (previous sign up)

Second Round of Invited Poets

5:30 - 6:00 pm (First Group)

Zingonia Zingone

Enrique Solinas

Ana Cecilia Blum

Margarito Cuéllar

6:00 - 6:30 pm (Second Group)

Basilio Belliard

María Eugenia Muñoz

Indran Amirthanayagam

José María Prieto

6:30 - 7:00 pm 

The People's Voice: 3rd Open Mike Session (previous sign up)

7:00 - 8:00 pm

The People's Voice: Poems from all corners of the theater

8:00 pm

Farewell - Poetry is a festivity that transforms us and makes the world a better place in which to live.