“Flight and Refuge” Poetry Event [] PEN International
Event Category: All Events, Community Events, and Literary Events
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On Saturday 26 August at 5 pm there will be a FREE Tertulia (informal literary reading or discussion) in the Casa de la Cultura of San Miguel de Allende, Mesones #71, one block from the Jardín. The event will be in Spanish.
The tertulia has a theme, “Flight and Refuge,” in any of its forms, be it about groups of migrants or something that happens within a person, any sort of new thinking about an important subject which today is nearly a universal issue.
The event is co-organized by San Miguel PEN and RETLEG, the Network of Literary Tertulias of the State of Guanajuato. PEN San Miguel is a center in a worldwide network of writers, PEN International, which has centers in more than 100 countries. Its mission is the protection of freedom of expression. This organization is more than 100 years old; the Center in San Miguel was founded in 1979.
RETLEG is centered on literary production in the state of Guanajuato, though it is not confined to writers of this state. Most of the participants are poets but it is not confined to poets either. People may participate with other forms of literature and other arts. It was created in 2019 by José Luis Calderón Vela who had a vision of having tertulias in all the counties of the state of Guanajuato. In its first year it reached 40 of the 46 counties of the state. Sadly, Vela died in July of 2020 but many of those who also dreamed his dream are working to make his vision a reality. The present general coordinator of RETLEG is Josué Fernando Morales Gómez, of León.
The event is free and all are welcome. Bring your relatives and friends to find out more about the literary production of today in this beautiful state.
Write to lucina.kathmann@gmail.com for more information, logistical help or to ask for a place in the list of readers.
El sábado 26 de agosto a las 17:00 horas se presentará GRATIS una tertulia literaria en la Casa de la Cultura de San Miguel de Allende, Calle Mesones #71, a una cuadra del jardín principal.
La tertulia tiene un tema, “Huida y Refugio”, en todas sus acepciones, sean sobre grupos de migrantes o eventos que pasan en el alma de uno/a, nuevos pensamientos sobre un tema importante, hoy en día un tema casi universal.
El evento es co-organizado por el PEN de San Miguel y la RETLEG (Red de Tertulias Literarias del Estado de Guanajuato) El PEN de San Miguel es un centro en una red mundial de escritores, PEN Internacional, que tiene centros en más de 100 países. Su misión es la protección de la libertad de expresión. La organización es de más de 100 años de antigüedad; el centro en San Miguel fue fundado en 1979.
La RETLEG se centra en la literatura producida en el estado de Guanajuato, aunque no es restringida a escritores/as de este estado. La mayoría de los participantes son poetas pero tampoco es restringida a poetas, también se puede participar con otras formas y otros artes. Fue fundada en 2019 por José Luis Calderón Vela, quien tuvo una visión de tertulias en todos los municipios del estado de Guanajuato. En su primer año alcanzó a 40 de los 46 municipios del estado. Tristemente José Luis Calderón Vela murió en julio de 2020, pero muchos de los que soñaban con el sueño de José Luis siguen trabajando para realizar su visión. El coordinador general actual de la RETLEG es Josué Fernando Morales Gómez, de León.
El evento es gratuito, todos son bienvenidos/as. Traigan a sus parientes y amigos/as para que conozcan más de la producción literaria de hoy en este lindo estado.
Escriba a lucina.kathmann@gmail.com para más información, ayuda logística o para pedir un lugar en la lista de lectores/as.
PEN International San Miguel Center
The San Miguel de Allende, Mexico centre of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers fighting for freedom of expression
San Miguel PEN, one of the 145 centers of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers with centers in 104 countries, exists to promote friendship and intellectual cooperation among writers everywhere, fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature. San Miguel PEN is in San Miguel de Allende, in the middle of Mexico on the high plateau. It was created in 1979 as a center for English-speaking writers in Latin America in hopes of unifying the English and Spanish linguistic communities within PEN. San Miguel PEN promotes the Spanish language in all its work.Our Programs:
The PEN Writers in Prison Committee has been a focus of the San Miguel center for over 20 years. In 2002 San Miguel hosted the PEN Writers in Prison Committee’s international conference. This work involves answering countless calls for emergency action to aid those in legal trouble for their writing, including prison and threats of death. San Miguel PEN is also active in International PEN’s Women Writers Committee, its Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee, and the PEN Iberoamerican Foundation (a regional organization). San Miguel PEN sponsors local literary programs and a local scholarship program that helps Mexican children with limited financial resources stay in school. It participates in major Mexican literary events, such as the enormous yearly Feria Internacional del Libro in Guadalajara. PEN members travel at their own expense to represent the group at the United Nations and at international conferences. San Miguel PEN sponsors an annual Winter Lecture Series to fund local activities and help support the international organization. Contact us HERE.
Mailing Address:San Miguel PEN Center Apdo. 287 37700 San Miguel de Allende, GTO Mexico