The II Vilafranca Poetry Marathon will kick off Book Week in the Pla
The second edition will bring together about forty poets and reciters and will kick off a week full of cultural activities in the municipality
PalmVilafranca de Bonany will kick off the Book Week in the municipality with the celebration of the II Poetic Marathon, which will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 at Restaurante d’Eliss (Ctra. Palma, 29).
Although many town councils have events and activities underway around the Sant Jordi festival, this event in Vilafranca is, due to its magnitude and participation, one of the most important in Pla de Mallorca. In fact, it will bring together nearly forty people, between poets and reciters, consolidating itself as one of the most outstanding cultural events in the region in this second edition.
The Poetic Marathon will feature the participation of renowned poets and other voices from the island's literary scene, as well as reciters who will perform works by contemporary authors. The sessions will be divided into three thematic blocks: “Eroticism” (Friday afternoon), “Commitment. Language. Land. Nature.” (Saturday morning), and “Life. Existence. Transcendence.” (Saturday afternoon).
The participants on Friday the 17th are: Antoni Cerrato, Júlia Febrer, Tomeu Penya (recites Guillem d’Efak), Andreu Matamalas, Pere Suau, Llucia Serra, Gaspar Caballero (recites Jaume Santandreu), Carles El Saure, Ángel Terron, Apol·lònia Rosselló (recites M.A. Riera), Àngels Cardona, Biel Mesquida.
On Saturday morning the 18th, the participants will be Nicolau Dols, Francisca Grimalt, Pere Fons (recites Jaume Santandreu), Jaume Caldentey, Tomeu Bagur, Marina Nicolau (recites Blai Bonet), Lluís Servera, M. Victòria Secall, Catalina Bover (recites Tonina Canyelles), Antoni Vidal Ferrando, Lluís Massanet, Joana Maria Barceló (recites Damià Huguet) and Bernat Nadal.
In the afternoon it will be the turn of Miquel Àngel Lladó, Ricard M. Pinyol, Joana Aina Amengual (recites Laia Malo), Cristina Salom, Manel Santana, Josep Bonnín, Tomeu Mascaró (recites Blai Bonet), Jaume Mesquida, Joan Cabalgante, M. Magdalena Gelabert, Lluís Maicas, Miquel Monserrat (recites Joan Alcover) and Maria Antònia Perelló.
This second edition continues the success of last year and is organized by the Vilafranca Town Council with the coordination of Jordi Rosselló, with the support of the Consell de Mallorca. Special collaborators include Obra Cultural Balear, Taller de fang Danita Huguet, Llibreria Embat —which will set up a stall with publications by the participating authors and offer book signings— and Restaurante d’Eliss, which has provided the venue for the event.
BOOK MARKET
Apart from the marathon, Vilafranca will also host the now traditional Book Market with the participation of various local bookstores and entities. It will take place on April 26th in the Plaza Mayor and, as usual, it concludes the extensive program of Book Week in the municipality.
Book Week also includes other cultural activities for all audiences, such as storytelling, family theater, book presentations, book club discussions, and guided tours of the library, all focused on promoting reading and the world of books.
