What to Do at the VIII Marpoética Festival?

From March 28 to April 5, Marbella hosts the eighth edition of the Marpoética festival, a cultural event dedicated to poetry in all its forms. The program includes recitals, workshops, dialogues, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and readings, as well as the presence of some of the most recognized voices in national and international arts and literature. All Marpoética activities are free until full capacity is reached.

11:00 Poetry workshop with Daniel Freidemberg 'Reading and Thinking Poetry' (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

12:00 Theater series The Poetry on its Feet: 'A Spinning Wheel' by Compañía Almealera (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

13:00 Theater series The Poetry on its Feet: 'Things Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving).

16:00 Theater series The Poetry on its Feet: 'Things Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving).

17:30 Theater series The Poetry on its Feet: 'A Spinning Wheel' by Compañía Almealera (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

19:00 Theater series The Poetry on its Feet: 'Things Easily Forgotten' by Xavier Bobés. (Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving).

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'Word of the Night, the Reader We Are' with Juan Gómez Bárcena and Alejandro Zambra (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

21:00 Theater series The Poetry on its Feet: 'Entrails' by El Patio Teatro (Royal Hospital of Mercy).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: 'Too Many Women' with Berta Gómez and Andrea Gumes (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

19:00 Recital by Daniel Freidemberg (Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: Ania Otaola and Álvaro Cruzado (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

19:00 Dramatized reading of 'The Great Hunt' by Juan Mayorga (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

20:00 Discussion between Antonio Lucas and Juan Mayorga (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: Eduard Olesti and Óscar García Sierra (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

13:00 Poetry reading on the terrace of Clínica Quirón. Participants: Nadia Fabo and Alejandro Pedregosa.

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'Understanding Poetry, a Generation' with Martín Rodríguez Gaona and Carolina Alba (Royal Hospital of Mercy).

11:00 Visiting the Classics Cycle with Pedro J. Plaza (Villa Romana de Río Verde).

12:00 Young Poetry Cycle Word of the Sea: Lola Tórtola and Carmen Rotger (Central Library Fernando Alcalá Marín).

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'The Limit Language, Poetics on the Edge' with Ariana Harwicz and Álex Reyes (Royal Hospital of Mercy).

21:00 Performance by Versonautas (Terrace of Hotel Lima).

12:00 Presentation of the IV School Poetry Contest: (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

19:00 Poetic Dialogues: 'Creating Spaces' with Azahara Alonso and Ignacio Elguero (Royal Hospital of Mercy).

22:00 The Soul in Words and Song: A Journey through Poetry and Flamenco (Peña Flamenca Sierra Blanca).

12:00 Recital by Luz Pichel and María Salgado (Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving).

20:00 Closing ceremony with Leila Guerriero (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).

21:00 Concert by María Terremoto (Teatro Ciudad de Marbella).