30 minutes on Latin American Poetry

What does poetry mean in Latin America – and why does it continue to hold such importance? Before the screening of the Colombian film A Poet, the Norwegian Solidarity Committee for Latin America (LAG) invites you to a sensory and participatory introduction exploring poetry as a force, a language, and a form of resistance in the region.

Practical info: 

• Date: Sunday, November 9 at 14:45
• Ahead of the screening of A POET (at 15.15)
• Language: Spanish, English
• Free and open to all! 

Throughout history, poetry in Latin America has been a voice of freedom, love, hope, and struggle — from Pablo Neruda and Piedad Bonnet to today’s young poets, who write from experiences of migration, Indigenous resistance, and urban life.

In this half-hour session, audiences will gain a brief insight into Colombia’s political and cultural landscape today, before poets with roots in Latin America, now based in Oslo, share their work. The event concludes with a collective writing exercise inspired by the film’s themes.

In collaboration with Latin-Amerikagruppene i Norge (LAG), with participation from Juan Grajales (Colombia), Xavier Valverde (Bolivia), and Lina Alvarez Reyes (Colombia).