Poetry

Frane Prešeren: A toast


Lyrics: France Prešeren


Performed by Vanessa Redgrave and Stane Sever


Sanje publishing


Music: Samuel Barber


Sanje Publishing for Universal Book Night. 



Iván Cruz Osorio – Mexico

Poet Iván Cruz Osorio shares a piece of his poetry.

#poetry #poesia #literature #connectingcultures #UniversalBookNight #laNochedelLibro



Universal Book Night is:

✅ An international event, supporting and celebrating books as the foundation of a healthy society.
✅ Addresses all generations of readers, from the youngest to the oldest.
✅ Addresses the professional, business and wider publics.
✅ Connects everyone working in the area of books and reading, also connects them with readers
✅ Encourages an increase in reading, literacy and the values of imagination in the society
✅ Vision: a world-wide project that connects and empowers cultures and languages across the globe
✅ It is a non- & trans-commercial project
✅ It respects and encourages the use and expression of every language and culture in the world
✅ It encourages cooperation among all vital organizations in every country/culture
✅ Appreciation of the principles of creativity & freedom of expression
✅ It helps build world awareness and to support culture and creativity
✅ The awareness that reading offers a foundation for a healthy society and healthy individuals; it encourages and empowers the principles of knowledge, creativity, innovation, invention, enterpreneurship, sovereignty

Join us dreaming anywhere – on the internet, in a dream, in your imagination … anywhere on planet Earth, or beyond!

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Honourable patron: Unesco - Commission for Slovenia
Initiator and coordinator of the project – Sanje: https://www.sanje.si/blog/about-sanje/
Support: Radio Slovenia, Slovenian Book Agency

Katrin Cartlidge, France Prešeren: Free Heart

Katrin Cartlidge reading The Free Heart by France Preseren

Internationally virtually unknown recording for Sanje publishers (2000, Ljubljana).

More about Sanje: https://www.sanje.si/blog/about-sanje/

Uploded for Universal Book Night: http://booknight.net/

 



 

Sukeina Ali Taleb – Western Sahara, Sahara Occidental


Sahrawi poet Sukeina Ali Taleb reads her poetry in Spanish.








Universal Book Night is:

✅ An international event, supporting and celebrating books as the foundation of a healthy society.

✅ Addresses all generations of readers, from the youngest to the oldest.

✅ Addresses the professional, business and wider publics.

✅ Connects everyone working in the area of books and reading, also connects them with readers

✅ Encourages an increase in reading, literacy and the values of imagination in the society

✅ Vision: a world-wide project that connects and empowers cultures and languages across the globe

✅ It is a non- & trans-commercial project

✅ It respects and encourages the use and expression of every language and culture in the world

✅ It encourages cooperation among all vital organizations in every country/culture

✅ Appreciation of the principles of creativity & freedom of expression

✅ It helps build world awareness and to support culture and creativity

✅ The awareness that reading offers a foundation for a healthy society and healthy individuals; it encourages and empowers the principles of knowledge, creativity, innovation, invention, enterpreneurship, sovereignty Join us dreaming anywhere – on the internet, in a dream, in your imagination … anywhere on planet Earth, or beyond!


--- Honourable patron: Unesco - Commission for Slovenia Initiator and coordinator of the project – Sanje: https://www.sanje.si/blog/about-sanje/ Support: Radio Slovenia, Slovenian Book Agency

Yana Lucila Lema Otovalo – Kichwa Otavalo indigenous people (Ecuador)

Video-conversation with a poet from the Kichwa indigenous community. She speaks about the situation of indigenous communities in Ecuador, their languages, literature and culture and shares a traditional story from her community and some of her poetry. You can also hear how poetry sounds in Kichwa language! #poetry #poesia #UniversalBookNight #LaNochedelLibroUniversal #connectingcultures