Kick-off of the seventh International Poetry Meetings: Marrakech builds a universal bridge between cultures

The 7th edition of the International Poetry Meetings opens today at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of Marrakech under the theme: "Poetry, a universal bridge between cultures".Organised at the initiative of Lucile Bernard, founder of the Riad Sahara Nour Artistic Creation Centre, in partnership with the Dar Bellarj Foundation for Living Culture in Morocco and the Marrakech School of Visual Arts (ESAV), this event is being held until 2 June in the ochre city.Faithful to its "policy of commitment and solidarity between peoples", this cultural gathering will bring together poets, academics, and lovers of rhymes and stanzas, advocating, "through their voices, the fundamental values of freedom and fraternity between different cultures".Seven poets from diverse backgrounds representing six countries are participating in this beautiful poetic and human adventure this year. They are:…