Latin America

Iván Cruz Osorio – Mexico

Poet Iván Cruz Osorio shares a piece of his poetry.

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



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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

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