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From 6 to 11 June 2023, ten young poets from the Caribbean participated in the 40th edition of the Poetry Market (Marché de la Poésie), held in the heart of the Latin Quarter in Paris, France. This presence was possible thanks to the support of the UNESCO programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, funded by the European Union.
The young artists were given the opportunity to showcase their work and interact with key players and representatives of the poetry literary industry in France and Europe, in a year when the literary event brought together representatives of 500 publishing houses and magazines and nearly 200 poets, as well as 50,000 people from the public.
Featuring poetry as a reflection of the region’s cultural richness and diversity, the literary event presented the Caribbean as “guest of honour region” for the first time through the work of its emerging poets, selected from among 256 candidates through an open call for applications.
Poetry has always helped to build bridges. The French public knows very little about Caribbean poetry and we have seen during these days that there is a lot of interest in the work and talent of these young poets in France.
