Art work between illustration of Edmon Khalil and poetrye of Flavia Cosma- Canada.
In Colombia
Saturday, June 8, 2013
"The best of all our festivals"
Interview by Luis BenitezPhotos: Courtesy of the respondent file With the presence of prominent
figures in world poetry, has just completed its 2013 edition the VII International Writers 'and Artists' Festival "Word in the World VII", organized by The International Writers 'and Artists'
Residency. Held in Val-David, Quebec, Canada, between 25 and 26 May, the prestigious meeting was again supported by the Conseil des Arts du Canada, and the Ligue des Poets Canadiens, in
collaboration with A'Association des Auteurs des Laurentides and sponsorship of Municipalité of Val-David. The famous writer and cultural activist Flavia Cosma, the director, gave us this
interview, referring also to his latest collection of poems. Part of the personalities involved inthe VII International Writers 'and Artists' Festival.What are the purposes of
performing the Poetry Festival Val David?-This Festival is the result of a dream of mine, an idea that occurred to me long ago: that poetry has its own life, his music, and you can have a
different level of the poetry of others, even if one does not speak the language in which they read or hear. Also living here in Canada in a wholly multinational, with immigrants from around the
world in search of a better life. But as we all know, the economic side is never enough: You have to find ways to express our spiritual side, artistic, and I embarked Festival in Val-David was
like a drop of fresh water to quench the thirst of many writers and artists who were born in another place and felt like aliens in this beautiful country. Then multilingual poetry festival seemed
like a good opportunity to test my theory. A combination between poetry, visual arts and other art forms, which were added as a natural extension. How was the development of the Festival
since its inception to the present?-From the beginning this festival it slipped from his hands and began to develop in an incredible way, as he wanted, through the years. We should do it twice a
year, at the request of the poets and spectators. It seems that many other artists in the segment written or visual arts, and indeed others, such as musicians or dancers, have thought the same
direction as me and have taken the opportunity to participate in our International Festival of Val-David passionately, that surprised me. We ended up with the VII Festival and I can tell you that
both the names of the participants and the high quality of the presentations were, this time, the best of all we've done so far. The general director of the Festival,Flavia Cosma along
the installationby artist Khalil Sudanese Edmon.What literary personalities have taken part in the Festival?-We are pleased to count among our guests with very good level writers, both Canadian
and international literature, and also visual artists very modern and great quality. Each in his own way has shown maturity and artistic thought a very high force of expressiveness. As an example
I will give Helene Dorion, a poet highly valued in Canada and around the world, notably in France, when she was a writer of French expression. Another participant luxury is John Asfour, poet of
Lebanese origin, deep in his work. It should be mentioned that if one participates once in the festival continues to do so and enjoy two days of artistic ferment in future editions. How do
you summarizes the experience of the last Festival?-As I mentioned already, I'm so happy with the results of the last Festival. I think the best of all our festivals until today. It was like a
huge dip endless poetry and stories of high quality and visual art, being so different from each other, have harmonized extraordinarily. I have to say we've had in residence for two weeks at a
famous artist from Sudan, who lives in Sweden: Edmon Khalil, and has participated in the Festival with an installation made here on site, a combination of nine poems of mine played by it in a
masterly manner. It was the pinnacle of the Festival. I send you a picture of that to know a little concerned.After the Festival the response of artists, writers, poets and the public was very
encouraging. I quote here one of these expressions to give you an example: "Thank you, Flavia, for making possible this whole event. I enjoyed a wonderful time, and it was a great pleasure to
meet other poets and artists and see and hear their works and their thoughts on poetry. What variety of people were there: a truly United Nations assembly of artists and poets! Thanks a lot for
everything you've done it! "(Hugh Hazelton, poet, Montreal). Home of poems "The Body of the Moon"Flavia Cosma (Ed. Maribelina, Lima, Peru, 2013). On another note, you just published a
new collection of poems, in Peru, entitled "The Body of the Moon." What features do you estimate that you have this new book?'Indeed, "The Body of the Moon", my most recent book of poetry, was
very successful and it's like my heart speaks in simple but eloquent about everything that makes you beat in this life, the joys, sorrows, love, suffering and the lessons to be learned on our way
here in this world, without artifice and with utmost sincerity. What places "The Body of the Moon" in relation to his previous work?-I agree with the thinking of many Romanian literary
critics who have said that "The Body of the Moon" is the most sensual of all my books so far. I think I wanted to express an inner truth very human way and with the contribution of all the
senses, including giving a look at the things that people fear usually see and avoid talking more. What are your literary plans for the future?-I just wrote a book of poems "shocking", which
was not easy, but I had to. The title is "Arañaduras on the face of the mirror." Try to convince the Argentine poet Luis Raul Calvo of the Castilian translate it. I'm going to translate it into
English and by the French poet Denis Emorine will perform French variant. Also working on some translations of poets I admire, Romanian and English. And of course, I started writing a new book of
poems, untitled for now.
Interview by Luis BenitezPhotos: Courtesy of the respondent file
Uruguay
With the presence of prominent figures in world poetry, has just completed its 2013 edition the VII International Writers 'and Artists' Festival "Word in the World
VII", organized by The International Writers 'and Artists' Residency. Held in Val-David, Quebec, Canada, between 25 and 26 May, the prestigious meeting was again supported by the Conseil des Arts
du Canada, and the Ligue des Poets Canadiens, in collaboration with A'Association des Auteurs des Laurentides and sponsorship of Municipalité of Val-David. The famous writer and cultural activist
Flavia Cosma, the director, gave us this interview, referring also to his latest collection of poems.
Part of the personalities involved in the VII International Writers 'and Artists' Festival.
What are the purposes of performing the Poetry Festival Val David?-This Festival is the result of a dream of mine, an idea that occurred to me long ago: that poetry
has its own life, his music, and you can have a different level of the poetry of others, even if one does not speak the language in which they read or hear. Also living here in Canada in a wholly
multinational, with immigrants from around the world in search of a better life. But as we all know, the economic side is never enough: You have to find ways to express our spiritual side,
artistic, and I embarked Festival in Val-David was like a drop of fresh water to quench the thirst of many writers and artists who were born in another place and felt like aliens in this
beautiful country. Then multilingual poetry festival seemed like a good opportunity to test my theory. A combination between poetry, visual arts and other art forms, which were added as a natural
extension.
How was the development of the Festival since its inception to the present?-From the beginning this festival it slipped from his hands and began to develop in an
incredible way, as he wanted, through the years. We should do it twice a year, at the request of the poets and spectators. It seems that many other artists in the segment written or visual arts,
and indeed others, such as musicians or dancers, have thought the same direction as me and have taken the opportunity to participate in our International Festival of Val-David passionately, that
surprised me. We ended up with the VII Festival and I can tell you that both the names of the participants and the high quality of the presentations were, this time, the best of all we've done so
far.
The general director of the Festival,Flavia Cosma along the installation by artist Edmon Sudanese.
What literary personalities have taken part in the Festival?-We are pleased to count among our guests with very good level writers, both Canadian and international
literature, and also visual artists very modern and great quality. Each in his own way has shown maturity and artistic thought a very high force of expressiveness. As an example I will give
Helene Dorion, a poet highly valued in Canada and around the world, notably in France, when she was a writer of French expression. Another participant luxury is John Asfour, poet of Lebanese
origin, deep in his work. It should be mentioned that if one participates once in the festival continues to do so and enjoy two days of artistic ferment in future editions.
How do you summarizes the experience of the last Festival?-As I mentioned already, I'm so happy with the results of the last Festival. I think the best of all our
festivals until today. It was like a huge dip endless poetry and stories of high quality and visual art, being so different from each other, have harmonized extraordinarily. I have to say we've
had in residence for two weeks at a famous artist from Sudan, who lives in Sweden: Edmon Khalil, and has participated in the Festival with an installation made here on site, a combination of nine
poems of mine played by it in a masterly manner. It was the pinnacle of the Festival. I send you a picture of that to know a little concerned.After the Festival the response of artists, writers,
poets and the public was very encouraging. I quote here one of these expressions to give you an example: "Thank you, Flavia, for making possible this whole event. I enjoyed a wonderful time, and
it was a great pleasure to meet other poets and artists and see and hear their works and their thoughts on poetry. What variety of people were there: a truly United Nations assembly of artists
and poets! Thanks a lot for everything you've done it! "(Hugh Hazelton, poet, Montreal).
Home of poems "The Body of the Moon"Flavia Cosma (Ed. Maribelina, Lima, Peru, 2013).
On another note, you just published a new collection of poems, in Peru, entitled "The Body of the Moon." What features do you estimate that you have this new
book?'Indeed, "The Body of the Moon", my most recent book of poetry, was very successful and it's like my heart speaks in simple but eloquent about everything that makes you beat in this life,
the joys, sorrows, love, suffering and the lessons to be learned on our way here in this world, without artifice and with utmost sincerity.
What places "The Body of the Moon" in relation to his previous work?-I agree with the thinking of many Romanian literary critics who have said that "The Body of the
Moon" is the most sensual of all my books so far. I think I wanted to express an inner truth very human way and with the contribution of all the senses, including giving a look at the things that
people fear usually see and avoid talking more.
What are your literary plans for the future?-I just wrote a book of poems "shocking", which was not easy, but I had to. The title is "Arañaduras on the face of the
mirror." Try to convince the Argentine poet Luis Raul Calvo of the Castilian translate it. I'm going to translate it into English and by the French poet Denis Emorine will perform French variant.
Also working on some translations of poets I admire, Romanian and English. And of course, I started writing a new book of poems, untitled for now.
