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MEDELLÍN INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL — 35th FIPMed
“The Iron‑Free Life Will Emerge”
Poetry to Reconstruct the Human Spirit
Medellín, Colombia — [July 3] – For thirty‑five years the Medellín International Poetry Festival (FIPMed) has cultivated “an atmosphere for culture, for life, for intelligent and constructive coexistence.” In 2025 the Festival renews its founding vision under the banner The Iron‑Free Life Will Emerge: Poetry to Reconstruct the Human Spirit, affirming that world poetry can transform societies and kindle new collective thinking.
From audiences are invited to five public panels in which fifteen poets from four continents will tackle the most urgent questions of our era:
| Panel | Theme | Featured Poets |
|---|---|---|
| 1. We Are Nature: In Search of Earth’s Greenery | The ecological imagination and ancestral stewardship | Nataly Domicó (Emberá Eyabida, Colombia), Natasha Kanapé Fontaine (Innu, Canada), María Sánchez (Spain) |
| 2. Life Freed from Iron: Poetry for World Peace | Verse as diplomacy and disarmament | Duván Carvajal† (Colombia), Michel Cassir (France), Murad Sudani (Palestine) |
| 3. Pedagogy of Poetry | Teaching wonder, nurturing voice | Jorge Valbuena (Colombia), Arturo Borra (Argentina), Mohammed Bentalha (Morocco) |
| 4. Poetry: Spiritual Resistance | Word as sanctuary and shield | Ismaray Pozo (Cuba), Hugo Mujica (Argentina), Tusiata Avia (Samoa/New Zealand) |
| 5. Poetry: Freedom of Expression, Thought & Creation | Defending the imaginative commons | Melissa Sauma Vaca (Bolivia), Lautaro Rivara (Argentina), Adnan Al‑Sayegh (Iraq) |
† The Festival will pay tribute to the late Colombian poet Duván Carvajal during Panel 2.
Organisers & Partners
Convoked by: Prometheus Magazine and the World Poetry Movement (WPM)
Supported by: Alcaldía de Medellín, Ministerio de Cultura
Patrons: Comfama
Sponsors: Confiar Coop, ECOPETROL S.A., and Cenit
Official broadcast: RTVC Noticias, Señal Colombia, Radio Nacional de Colombia
Join the Conversation
Events are free and open to the public; seating is first‑come, first‑served. Follow live streams and schedule updates on the Festival’s official social media channels.
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For media accreditation, interview requests, or further information, please contact:
Festival Press Office
Email: prensa@fipmed.org
