The International Poetry Festival of Rosario (in Spanish, ''Festival Internacional de Poesía de Rosario'') is a cultural event organized in

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. It gathers public and

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from Argentina and other countries, especially

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n ones, and includes poetry readings, workshops, lectures, and stage plays. The Festival is held annually since 1993. It usually takes place in September at the facilities of the

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, at Plaza Montenegro, in downtown Rosario. It is organized jointly by the Santa Fe Province Culture Subsecretariat and the Education and Culture Secretariat of the Municipality of Rosario, and is supported by the national Culture Secretariat.

Poets who attended the festival

External links

*http://www.fipr.com.ar ''Festival Internacional de Poesía'' at the Municipality of Rosario.
2003 Festival
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