The World Poetry Movement (WPM) is proud to announce a powerful global initiative titled Global Action for Palestine, a virtual poetry reading event to be held on June 28th and 29th, uniting voices from around the world in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. With the participation of 140 poets and contributors representing 91 countries, this global reading is a testament to the unifying power of poetry and its role in the fight for justice, peace, and human dignity.
The event will open with a special focus on Palestine, featuring readings and messages from key Palestinian voices. Among them are Murad Sudani, President of the Palestinian Writers’ Union; Abdullah Issa, WPM Coordinator in Palestine; renowned poet Hanan Awwad; and internationally recognized poet and artist Ashraf Fayad. Their words will set the tone for a worldwide poetic gesture of resistance and hope.
ORDER OF PROGRAMMING
PALESTINE (4)
Murad Sudani (President of the Palestinian Writers’ Union)
Abdullah Issa (WPM Coordinator in Palestine)
Hanan Awwad (Palestine)
Ashraf Fayad (Palestine)
AFRICA (27 – 21 countries)
Zolani Mkiva (WPM Coordinator in South Africa)
Siphiwe Nzima (WPM National Coordinator in Lesotho)
Keamogetse Molapong (WMP Coordinator in Namibia)
Jean-Luc Rahamarihana (WPM Coordinator in Madagascar)
Lolita Mongo (WPM Coordinator in Reunion Islands)
Conceiçao Lima (WPM Coordinator in Sao Tome and Principe)
Khal Torabully (WPM Coordinator in Mauritius)
João Fernando Andre (WPM Coordinator in Angola)
Saley Boubé (WPM Coordinator in Niger)
André Salifou (Niger)
Koumanthio Zeinab Diallo (WPM Coordinator in Guinea)
Joseph Alain Sissao (Burkina Fasso)
Patricia K-Marceau M’baia (Ivory Coast)
Paul Atangana (Cameroon)
Alemu Tebeje (Ethiopia)
Idris Amali (WPM Coordinator in Nigeria)
Daniel Bitros (Nigeria)
Oumar Farouk Sessay (WPM Coordinator in Sierra Leone)
Ashraf Aboul-Yazid (WPM Coordinator in Egypt)
Radhouane Ajroudi (WPM Coordinator in Tunisia)
Faten Gemri (Tunisia)
Ahmed Zaabar (Tunisia)
Achour Fenni (WPM Coordinator in Algeria)
Farid Chettah (Algeria)
Tarek Eltaybeb (WPM Coordinator in Sudan)
Khalid Raissouni (WPM Coordinator in Morocco)
Mohammed Ajiji Mohammed (WPM Coordinator in Morocco)
ASIA (50 poets – 27 countries)
Adonis (Syria)
Youseff Hatiti (Palestine)
Nahjwan Darwish (Palestine)
Ali Al Ameri (WPM Coordinator in Jordan)
Lorca Sbeity (WPM Coordinator in Lebanon)
Monzer Masri (WPM Coordinator in Syria)
Mohsen Rahjerdi (WPM Coordinator in Iran)
Abdul Hadi Abdul Sadoun (WPM Coordinator in Iraq)
Mukhtar Muharram (Yemen)
Fida Alhail Alshooqtairai (WPM Coordinator in Qatar)
Abdukakhor Kosim (WPM Coordinator in Tajikistan)
Altynai Temirova (WPM Coordinator in Kyrgyzstan)
Mehriddin Otegenov (Kazakhstan)
Ulugbek Yesdaulet (WPM Coordinator in Kazakhstan)
Erik Naryn (Kazakhstan)
Xosiyat Rustamova (WPM Coordinator in Uzbekistan)
Ream Ramesh (India)
Aparnaa Laxmi (India)
Shirani Rajapakse (WPM Coordinator in Sri Lanka)
Keshab Sigdel (WPM Coordinator in Nepal)
Han Lynn (Burma)
Chador Wagmo (Bhutan)
Aminur Rahman (WPM Coordinator in Bangladesh)
Imdad Akash (WPM Coordinator in Pakistan)
Sastri Bakry Bakry (WPM Coordinator in Indonesia)
Nuyang Jaimee (Indonesia)
Isbedy Stiawan ZS (Indonesia)
Anwar Putra Bayu (Indonesia)
Shivani Sivaguranathan (WPM Malaysia Coordinator)
Raja Ahmad Ahmad (Malaysia)
Shu Ran (Singapore）
Huu Viet (WPM Coordinator in Vietnam)
Nguyen Quang Thieu (President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association)
Thongbay Phothisan’s (President of the Lao Writers’ Union)
Cao Shui (WPM Coordinator in the People’s Republic of China)
Fan Qun (People’s Republic of China)
Feng Feng (People’s Republic of China)
He Xiaolong (People’s Republic of China)
Li Mi (People’s Republic of China)
Mei Ye (People’s Republic of China)
Ouyang Min (People’s Republic of China)
Qiao Damo (People’s Republic of China)
Wang Tong (People’s Republic of China)
Xie Xiongying (People’s Republic of China)
Yang Ke (People’s Republic of China)
Zhao Kangli (People’s Republic of China)
Zhao Xiaoming (People’s Republic of China)
Yang Fangwn (China)
Xiao Yifan (China)
Zhang Jianjun (China)
OCEANIA (4 poets – 3 countries)
Christine Chen (WPM Coordinator in New Zealand)
Denis Powrawa (WPM Coordinator in New Caledonia)
Laura Fu (Australia)
Shjing Liao (Australia)
EUROPE (15 poets – 13 countries)
Lies Gallez (Belgium)
Isilda Nunes (WPM Coordinator in Portugal)
María Ángeles Pérez Lopez (WPM Coordinator in Spain)
Claudio Pozzani (Italy)
Stefania di Leo (Italy)
Michel Cassir (France)
Attila Balazs (WPM Coordinator in Slovenia)
Christos Koukis (WPM Coordinator in Greece)
Vadim Terekhim (WPM Coordinator in Russia)
Geraldine MB Jones (WPM Wales Coordinator)
Christie Williamson (WPM Scotland Coordinator)
Eldar Akhadov (Azerbaijan)
Fadil Oktay (WPM Coordinator in Turkey)
Can Yigit Tunçman (Turkey)
Neshe Yashin (National Coordinator of WPM in Cyprus)
AMERICA (32poetas – 24 countries)
Melissa Merlo (WPM Coordinator in Honduras)
William Alfaro (WPM Coordinator in El Salvador)
Rudy Alfonzo Gomez Rivas (WPM Coordinator in Guatemala)
Chary Gumeta (WPM Coordinator in Mexico)
Grissel Gómez Estrada (Mexico)
Matt Sedillo (WPM Coordinator in the United States)
Vanessa Torres (WPM Coordinator in the United States)
Hai Zhe (United States)
Binghuai (United States)
Alex Pausides (WPM Coordinator in Cuba)
Karel Leyva Ferrer (WPM Coordinator in Cuba)
Yvonne Weekes (WPM Coordinator in Montserrat and the Caribbean)
Winston Farrell (WPM Coordinator in Barbados)
Nicole Cage Florentiny (WPM Coordinator in Martinique)
Michel Dasmour (Haiti)
George Goddard (Saint Lucia)
McDonald Dixon (Saint Lucia)
Quito Nicolaas (WPM Coordinator in Aruba)
Enrique Sánchez Hernani (WPM Coordinator in Peru)
Mónica Laneri (WPM Coordinator in Paraguay)
Valeria Sandi (WPM Coordinator in Bolivia)
Nicolás Antonioli (WPM Coordinator in Argentina)
Ronald Cano (WPM Coordinator in Colombia)
Eugenia Sánchez Nieto (Colombia)
Thiago Ponce de Moraes (WPM Coordinator in Brazil)
Leonardo Ruiz (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)
Almendra Tello (Ecuador)
Oscar Saavedra (WPM Coordinator in Chile)
Maribel Mora Curriao (WPM Coordinator in Chile)
Guillermo Acuña (WPM Coordinator in Costa Rica)
Moisés Pascual (WPM Coordinator in Panama)
Alexandra Crette (WPM Coordinator in Guyana)
OTHERS
Fragments of songs Chiwoniso Maraire (Zimbabwe)
Nikolai Orzak, (Tuva)
Savina Yanatou (Greece)
indigenous huitotos (Amazonia)
