Poetry in Motion: Proyecto Gulliver Brings Global Voices to Colombian Classrooms

As part of its commitment to poetic education and intercultural dialogue, the 35th Medellín International Poetry Festival proudly presents Proyecto Gulliver, a traveling poetic initiative held across five educational institutions from July 7 to 11, 2025. This year’s theme, “Life Will Emerge Freed from Iron,” resonates in every classroom where poetry sparks imagination, liberation, and cultural exchange.

Each session of Proyecto Gulliver includes a poetry workshop and a public reading, uniting voices from Colombia and across the world with local students. All events are free and open to the public.

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🗓 Session 1: Monday, July 7 – I.E. Emiliano García, Girardota

• Poetry Workshop: Valentina Rojas (Colombia) –
  “Latidos de papel: susurros en cada pliegue” (“Paper Heartbeats: Whispers in Every Fold”)

• Poetry Reading: Esmeralda Torres (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela)

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🗓 Session 2: Tuesday, July 8 – I.E. Merceditas Gómez Martínez, Buenos Aires, Medellín

• Poetry Workshop: Lorena Zapata (Colombia) –
  “La voz de las piedras” (“The Voice of Stones”)

• Poetry Reading: Almendra Tello (Ecuador)

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🗓 Session 3: Wednesday, July 9 – I.E. Jesús María Bravo, Aranjuez, Medellín

• Poetry Workshop: Ana Sofía Buriticá (Colombia) –
  “La vida secreta de las palabras” (“The Secret Life of Words”)
  – exploring poetry through collage

• Poetry Reading: Guillermo Acuña (Costa Rica)

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🗓 Session 4: Thursday, July 10 – I.E. Reino de Bélgica, Barrio María Cano, Medellín

• Poetry Workshop: Ánne Márjá Guttorm Graven (Sámi Nation, Norway) –
  Bringing indigenous Sámi poetic traditions to life

• Poetry Reading: Nataly Domicó (Emberá Eyábida Nation, Colombia)

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🗓 Session 5: Friday, July 11 – I.E. Rafael J. Mejía, Sabaneta

• Poetry Workshop: Diana Villa López (Colombia) –
  “Versos con alas: el viaje mágico del colibrí poeta” (“Winged Verses: The Magical Journey of the Hummingbird Poet”)

• Poetry Reading: Ismaray Pozo (Cuba)

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Proyecto Gulliver is an educational and poetic journey inspired by the travels of its literary namesake. The project fosters early literary engagement, intercultural awareness, and poetic freedom by taking international poets into public schools and underserved communities in and around Medellín.

Organized by the Medellín International Poetry Festival and the World Poetry Movement (WPM), with support from the Mayor’s Office of Medellín, Revista Prometeo, and the District of Science, Technology and Innovation, Proyecto Gulliver affirms poetry’s enduring role in cultivating creativity, empathy, and global citizenship.

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