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'Latino Spoken Words: Worship to the Spanglish'
  • Literature
  • New York

'Latino Spoken Words: Worship to the Spanglish'

A show dedicated to the Hispanic/Latino world, a poetry slam all coursed in Spanglish around the identity question of the Latino population.

Dec 15, 2013

Miami Book Fair International
  • Literature
  • Miami

Miami Book Fair International

More than 25 authors from Spain will participate in various events throughout the Book Fair.

Nov 18 – Nov 24, 2013

'Festival de la palabra' 2013 in New York
  • Literature
  • New York

'Festival de la palabra' 2013 in New York

After 3 days in Puerto Rico, the’ Festival de la Palabra’ heads to New York to present exciting literary discussions and readings with 30 writers from Spain, Venezuela, Mexico, the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2013

Witness of the 20th Century: Homage to the poet Mario Benedetti
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

Witness of the 20th Century: Homage to the poet Mario Benedetti

Reading and presentation of the bilingual anthology ‘Witness: The Selected Poems of Mario Benedetti.’

Oct 10, 2013

'Festival de la palabra 2013'
  • Literature
  • San Juan, PR

'Festival de la palabra 2013'

This literature festival brings Puerto Rican and international writers and readers together to celebrate the power of words and their ability to transform culture.

Oct 10 – Oct 13, 2013

'Spain’s Great Untranslated'
  • Literature
  • Albuquerque

'Spain’s Great Untranslated'

SPAIN arts & culture and Words Without Borders brings authors, poets, editors, translators and other local guests to Miami, Houston and Albuquerque this Fall.

Oct 4, 2013

Spain’s Great Untranslated
  • Literature
  • Houston

Spain’s Great Untranslated

SPAIN arts & culture and Words Without Borders brings authors, poets, editors, translators and other local guests to Miami, Houston and Albuquerque this Fall.

Oct 2, 2013

Landscape with Yellow Birds
  • Literature
  • Boston

Landscape with Yellow Birds

Reading and discussion of José Ángel Valente’s renowned poetry, recently translated to English by Thomas Christensen.

Oct 1, 2013

Spain’s Great Untranslated
  • Literature
  • Miami

Spain’s Great Untranslated

SPAIN arts & culture and Words Without Borders brings authors, poets, editors, translators and other local guests to Miami, Houston and Albuquerque this Fall.

Sep 30, 2013

'Landscape with Yellow Birds'
  • Literature
  • New York

'Landscape with Yellow Birds'

Reading and discussion of José Ángel Valente’s renowned poetry, recently translated to English by Thomas Christensen.

Sep 27, 2013

Landscape with Yellow Birds
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

Landscape with Yellow Birds

Reading and discussion of José Ángel Valente’s renowned poetry, recently translated to English by Thomas Christensen.

Sep 25 – Sep 26, 2013

'Reflexiones sobre el Quijote'
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

'Reflexiones sobre el Quijote'

Lecture by Ambassador Jorge Sáenz Carbonell, Costa Rican and Spanish scholar and diplomat, entitled ‘Reflexiones sobre el Quijote’.

Sep 17, 2013

The Story of Spanish
  • Literature
  • Washington, D.C.

The Story of Spanish

Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow will be joined by Felix Sánchez, Chairman and Co-founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, in a lively discussion of their new book.

May 22, 2013

Santiago Auserón's El Ritmo Perdido
  • Literature
  • Los Angeles

Santiago Auserón's El Ritmo Perdido

Spanish rock icon Santiago Auserón (aka ‘Juan Perro’) presents his new book in Spanish at LéaLA Book Fair.

May 17 – May 19, 2013

Jordi Puntí at PEN World Voices Festival 2013
  • Literature
  • New York

Jordi Puntí at PEN World Voices Festival 2013

Jordi Puntí’s awaited first novel Lost Luggage was awarded The XI Bookseller Prize and translated into twelve languages.

May 3 – May 5, 2013