Blog (Door tanja vranic)

At this jubilee edition of the Poetry Festival of Medellin, the poets' association Prometeo, the organizer of the festival, thanked Hivos with this plaqueta for "its contribution in the past 11 years to the transformation of the life in Medellin through the international gathering of the poets".

Despite storm and rain, thousands of people attended the Closing Ceremony of the 20th Poetry Festival of Medellin, held in an open air theater above the city. Hivos supports this festival since 1999.

Half an hour before the beginning of the Closing Ceremony of the 20th festival: people are gathering in the open air theater on a hill above Medellin, despite the bad weather.

A poet from Africa, reading his poem. Each of 100 participants of this jubilee 20th edition of the festival, has read a poem at the closing ceremony.

Enjoying poetry: the audience of the true poetry lovers in a city of Pablo Escobar.

The best poetry audience ever - the poets agree.

Everybody want to take a photo of the poets

Poets are treatedas Hollywood starts: people are queuing to get thier signatures.

She is proud to have many signatures of the poets.