Continental writers at Havana International Poetry Festival

Some 200 poets from all five continents planted a tree to honor poetry as prelude of Havana International Poetry Festival Monday, celebrated annually at Havana city. The literary festival, to happen until June 2 dedicated to Africa and the Caribbean Islands, will be formally inaugurated Tuesday during the signing of twining agreements with other similar events in the world Read More

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XII International Festival of Poetry in Havana

The XII International Festival of Poetry, devoted to Africa and the Caribbean will be held in Havana from May 28 to June 2 Read More

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César López in Paraguay

The dialogue "The cultures and the peoples beyond geographical boundaries" opened in the Republic of Paraguay on occasion Asuncions Council Board declared Cuban poet, essayist and literary critic César López as Honourable Guest. Read More

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Jose Marti's unpublished documents found

A number of unpublished documents by Cuban National Hero Jose Marti were presented during a meeting of journalists taking place in the Cuban special municipality of Isle of Youth. The documents, found in a small notebook, were seemingly written at the end of 1894 or at the beginning of 1895. Read More

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Latinity Prize 2007 for poet Roberto Fernández Retamar

This May 15 will be delivered in Havana the Latinity Prize 2007 for poet Roberto Fernández Retamar. The accolade, sponsored by the Union Latina de Cuba was conferred also to this eminent professor, essayist and current chairman of Casa de las Américas, due to its relevant presence in the Cuban literary production Read More

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Homage for the author of Mi socio Manolo, is related with his 70th anniverasry

Eugenio Hernández Espinosa, one of the most outstanding playwrights in Cuba, is receiving around these days in La Habana, a deserved tribute of admirers, cultural institutions and friends with motive of his 70th birthday. Read More

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Writers from 50 countries in Poetry Festival in Havana

Writers from about 50 countries will gather here between the 28th of this month and the 2nd of June to celebrate the African and Caribbean poetry, request the stop of the Iraq war and ask for the preservation of nature. Read More

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Cuban Print Shops Turn Out 70 Million Books Annually

Five years ago, Cuban President Fidel Castro assured that the country would create new capacities for publishing and that the average book production of 50.5 million volumes reached on the island before the Special Period (the tough economic depression following the collapse of the Eastern European Socialist Camp) would be surpassed, in order to meet the growing demand of the countrys new educational programs included in what is known on the island as the "Battle of Ideas." Read More

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Romerias de Mayo Festival unwinds in Holguin, Cuba

For fourteen years now, May begins in Holguin with the Romerias, a religious tradition that came to be an art festival sponsored by the Hermanos Saiz Young Artists Organization (AHS, in Spanish). A party of tradition and modernity flares up at the city turning it into the Cuban Capital for New Art. Read More

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Cuba to host Storyteller Festival

Artists from nine countries will attend the 9th International Storyteller Festival on May 7-12, with Asia and Africa as guests of honor. Read More

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