The 15th edition of the Bucharest International Poetry Festival (FIPB), which will bring together poets from over 30 countries and will include more than 60 events, will open on Monday, in the Aula of the Central University Library "Carol I".
According to a press release from the organizers, sent to AGERPRES on Friday, the event, to which cultural and diplomatic personalities have been invited, will include an extensive poetic recital with guests from Romania, the U.S., Italy, Spain, Mexico, Colombia and Honduras, as well as a concert given by the National Chamber Choir "Madrigal - Marin Constantin".
In 2025, FIPB offers poetry lovers no less than 224 moments of public readings, supported by important names of the international poetry scene from over 30 countries, alongside top Romanian authors such as Ana Blandiana, Ion Muresan, Magda Carneci, Nora Iuga, Dinu Flamand, Simona Popescu, Octavian Soviany, Radu Vancu or Varujan Vosganian.
During the festival, visual art lovers will be able to explore five exhibitions, each bringing a different perspective on poetry and artistic expression. They will also be able to take part in cello recitals with Jean-Marie Leclair, fado concerts with Jezebel, jazz and experimental music with Mircea Tiberian, Nadia Trohin, Mircea Rusu Band or poetic-musical events with Mircea Florian.
A special element of the 2025 edition will be thematic poetry evenings, dedicated to national literatures and contemporary poetic communities, organized in partnership with embassies and cultural institutes in Bucharest.
"The French evening brings poets and translators into dialogue with Romanian poetry, in the presence of representatives of the diplomatic corps and the Parisian cultural milieu; the Turkish evening explores contemporary Anatolian poetry through bilingual readings and discussions about the reception of this literature in Romania; the Georgian evening (in partnership with the Embassy of Georgia) highlights the spiritual tradition of Saint Antim the Ivirian, highlighting the poetry of identity, language and cultural memory. Other thematic evenings, dedicated to poetry from Mexico, Cuba, Portugal and Chile, will include recitals, book launches and traditional musical moments (fado, South American guitar)", the cited source informs.
Another moment is the integration of FIPB into the international network Bosques de la Poesia, initiated in partnership with the International Bosques de la Poesia Movement, founded in 2020 by writers Leopoldo "Teuco" Castilla, Pedro Solans and Aldo Parfeniuk.
"As part of this global project, trees are planted in gardens and memorial spaces, creating "poetic forests" symbols of peace, dialogue and cultural memory. In Romania, the cherry tree planting ceremony will take place at the "Tudor Arghezi - Martisor" Memorial House, marking the inauguration of the Tudor Arghezi Poetry Garden, part of an international cultural map alongside poetic forests in Mexico, Spain, Chile, Japan and Argentina," the press release informs.
The FIPB program also includes moments of remember dedicated to writers Gheorghe Crăciun, Andrei Bodiu and Ion Stratan, as well as the moment "Virgil Tanase - 80", which honors the memory of this recently deceased writer.
The FIPB events will take place at the Garden of the National Museum of Romanian Literature, the BCU "Carol I" Hall, the Cervantes Institute, the French Institute, ARCUB, bookstores and art galleries, with free access for the public.
A project carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture, the Bucharest International Poetry Festival is organized by the Bucharest City Hall through the National Museum of Romanian Literature in the capital.
The National News Agency AGERPRES is among the media partners of the event.
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