Poeteka’s seventh edition opens in Permet

TIRANA, July 25 – Dozens of researchers, poets and artists gathered in the southern town of Permet last week to inaugurate the opening of the seventh edition of the Poeteka poetry and literature festival. The festival’s first part will be held in different cities as part of “travelling cities of culture” project. The Permet meeting held from July 18 to 20 brought new approaches to national poet Naim Frasheri and writer Nonda Bulka, both born in Permet. The festival’s second part will be held next September discussing different issues of literature and art. Last year, dozens of international and Albanian poets participated in the sixth edition of the Poeteka poetry and literature festival. The festival, whose main theme was “the Balkans observed in problems of contemporary art, communication, cultural integration,” took place in three cities, Durres, Tirana and Berat bringing together poets, painters, musicians and guests. Participants come from 20 different countries including Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Israel, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Albania, Switzerland, Turkey and the U.S took part in the featival. Special tribute was also paid to Mother Teresa who had her 100th birth anniversary and late poet Martin Camaj.