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37th Festival de Poesía do Condado Returns to Salvaterra do Miño With Two-Day Blend of Verse and Music

Under the motto 'En galego somos nós', the festival pairs recitals with public forums to foreground debates on language, identity.

Overview

  • The event restores a two-day format, opening with a Versos de Area recital and a late-night slate that included Cuarteto Caramuxo and DJ Marqués de Vilapodre.
  • Day-two community programming features a descent of traditional boats on the Miño from Monção, a percussion ‘trovoada’, popular games, mixed Gaelic football, and a children’s party with Os Jalochos.
  • The poetry lineup spans Galicia and Portugal with readings by Silvia Penas, Paco Barreiro, Aurora Abelairas, Neves Rodríguez, Leo Arremecághona, Daniel Salgado, Sílvia Mota Lopes, and newcomer Candela Piñeiro.
  • Samuel Merino offers a first public reading from Manual de camuflaxe, winner of this year’s Premio Manuel Lueiro Rey.
  • A midday talk on repression with Nemésio Barxa and ex-prisoner Miguel García precedes the central ‘En galego somos nós’ lecture with Carlos Callón, Alberto Pombo, and Natalia Cea, alongside sets by Orquestra Bravú Xangai, Dakidarría, Omiri, Nadie González, Hugo Guezeta, and Xosé Lois Romero e Aliboria.