The IX International Festival of Poetry in Granada City

Author: jone Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 2904

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A street vendor, right, looks at a disguised reveler during celebrations marking the 9th International Poetry Festival honoring Nicaraguan poet, priest and former Nicaragua's Culture Minister, Ernesto Cardenal, not in picture, in Granada, Nicaragua, Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The festival is attended by more than 300 poets from some 60 countries. (Photo by Esteban Felix/AP Photo)

Dancers perform during celebrations marking the 9th International Poetry Festival honoring Nicaraguan poet, priest and former Minister of Culture of Nicaragua, Ernesto Cardenal, not in picture, in Granada, Nicaragua, Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The festival is attended by more than 300 poets from some 60 countries. (Photo by Esteban Felix/AP Photo)

Masked dancers take part in the IX International Festival of Poetry in Granada city, about 45 km (28 miles) south of Managua, February 20, 2013. About 300 poets from around the world along with Nicaraguans participated in the IX international poetry festival dedicated to Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who won the Queen Sofia Prize of 2012. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

A dancer with his face painted with black oil takes part in the IX International Festival of Poetry in Granada city, about 45 km (28 miles) south of Managua, February 20, 2013. About 300 poets from around the world along with Nicaraguans participated in the IX international poetry festival dedicated to Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who won the Queen Sofia Prize of 2012. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

A masked reveller runs through the street during the IX International Festival of Poetry in Granada city, about 45 km (28 miles) south of Managua, February 20, 2013. About 300 poets from around the world along with Nicaraguans participated in the IX international poetry festival dedicated to Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who won the Queen Sofia Prize of 2012. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

A masked dancer takes part in the IX International Festival of Poetry in Granada city, about 45 km (28 miles) south of Managua, February 20, 2013. About 300 poets from around the world along with Nicaraguans participated in the IX international poetry festival dedicated to Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal who won the Queen Sofia Prize of 2012. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

Nicaraguan poet, priest and former Minister of Culture of Nicaragua, Ernesto Cardenal, signs autographs during celebrations marking the 9th International Poetry Festival in his honor in Granada, Nicaragua, Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The festival is attended by more than 300 poets from some 60 countries. (Photo by Esteban Felix/AP Photo)

A girl takes part in the [Burial of arrogance and haughtiness] carnival during the IX Poetry Festival in Granada, 45 km from Managua, Nicaragua on February 20, 2013. In this occasion the festival is dedicated to Nicaraguan poet Ernesto Cardenal. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)