Antología 2016
Festival Internacional de Poesía Latinoamericana (FeIPoL)
The Antología 2016 (FeIPoL) is a poetry anthology that gives testimony of a united Latino community and includes some of the greatest and most relevant Latino poets of our time, such as: the United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, Lucha Corpi (U.S.), Saúl Ibargoyen (Uruguay), Antonieta Villamil (Colombia), Armando Alanís Pulido (Mexico), Mayra Santos Febres (Puerto Rico) and Julián Herbert (Mexico), among others. This poetry collection is a kaleidoscope that fills our eyes with colors of hope and solidarity in times of political and social turmoil. Throughout this past year we have heard a radical politician use a rhetoric of hatred towards Latinos, immigrants, minorities and frankly anyone who looks, speaks or thinks differently. But rather than responding with hatred, our literary community has responded with a festival of brotherhood to celebrate unity. In the words of Juan Felipe Herrera, "Celebramos a aquellos / que marcharon en la noche / para hablar de paz." The Antología 2016 (FeIPoL) is much more than a collection of poetry; it is a symbol of the triumph of kindness over hostility, of joy over bitterness, of fraternity over alienation. It is a generation of artists who have decided to raise their voices to bring forth the change they wish to see. |
(Editors)
Rossy Evelin Lima (Veracruz, Mexico) is founder of the International Latin American Poetry Festival (FeIPoL) and co-author of the first Nahuatl book for children in the US. She received the Gabriela Mistral Award by National Hispanic Honor Society in 2010 and the Premio Internazionale di Poesia Altino, Italy in 2015.
Eréndira Santillana (Tamaulipas, Mexico) was awarded the Sigma Delta Pi’s Study Abroad Scholarship for the Instituto Franklin (University of Alcalá, Spain) in 2015 and currently serves as the Registration Director for the International Latin American Poetry Festival (FeIPoL).
Rossy Evelin Lima (Veracruz, Mexico) is founder of the International Latin American Poetry Festival (FeIPoL) and co-author of the first Nahuatl book for children in the US. She received the Gabriela Mistral Award by National Hispanic Honor Society in 2010 and the Premio Internazionale di Poesia Altino, Italy in 2015.
Eréndira Santillana (Tamaulipas, Mexico) was awarded the Sigma Delta Pi’s Study Abroad Scholarship for the Instituto Franklin (University of Alcalá, Spain) in 2015 and currently serves as the Registration Director for the International Latin American Poetry Festival (FeIPoL).
Antología 2016 (FeIPoL) is a publication by the Festival Internacional de Poesía Latinoamericana and can be purchased through Amazon. Click here to purchase.
Reviewed by
Gerald Padilla 8/28/2016 Comment Box is loading comments...
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