Instituto Cervantes celebrates Book Day with Joan Margarit poetry in Amman, Beirut, Cairo
The Instituto Cervantes centers in Amman, Beirut, and Cairo are marking International Book Day and Sant Jordi by inviting readers to recite poetry by Joan Margarit in Spanish, Catalan, and Arabic. This initiative is part of the Poetas Cervantes en Árabe (POCENAR) program, which focuses on training, translation, and publishing. Despite recent bombings in central Beirut in early April, the institute's academic and cultural activities in Lebanon continue uninterrupted.
Key facts
- International Book Day and Sant Jordi celebrated at Instituto Cervantes in Amman, Beirut, and Cairo
- Readers invited to recite poetry by Joan Margarit
- Poetry recited in Spanish, Catalan, and Arabic
- Initiative part of POCENAR program (Poetas Cervantes en Árabe)
- POCENAR focuses on training, translation, and editing
- Bombings in central Beirut in early April did not halt institute activities
- Event takes place in Jordan, Lebanon, and Egypt
- Joan Margarit is the featured poet
Entities
Artists
- Joan Margarit
Institutions
- Instituto Cervantes
- Poetas Cervantes en Árabe (POCENAR)
Locations
- Amman
- Jordan
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Cairo
- Egypt