The capital, Rabat, will host an academic session on October 23 and 24, 2026, titled "Rabat in Moroccan and Arab Poetry," at the Mohammed V National Theatre, with the participation of a selection of Moroccan poets, critics, and researchers, to discuss the city's presence in poetic experience and explore the relationship between poetry, space, memory, and identity.
The work of this session is divided into five scientific and poetic panels, seeking to approach the representations of the city in Moroccan and Arab poetry, and to examine the aesthetic, symbolic, and social dimensions of place in poetic writing, while dedicating significant space to the city of Rabat as a space for creativity, memory, and imagination.
The session's activities begin on Friday morning, October 23, with a first panel on "Poetry and Space," in which Rachid El Moumni, Mustapha Ennahal, Abdel Fattah Ezzine, and Abd…
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12 Oct 2026
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Academic session on Rabat in Moroccan and Arab poetry brings together critics and poets – Al Youm 24
The capital Rabat will host, on October 23 and 24, 2026, an academic session titled “Rabat in Moroccan and Arab Poetry,” at the Mohammed V National Theatre, with the participation of an elite group of Moroccan poets, critics, and researchers, to discuss the city's presence in the poetic experience, and explore the relationship between poetry, space, memory, and identity. The works of this session will be divided into five scientific and poetic sessions, which aim to approach representations [...]
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