On Oct. 25, the annual Semana Poetica -- Poetry Week -- ended with a reception and reading by all of the visiting poets. The event featured bi- and tri-lingual readings from internationally recognized poets: Brazillian poet Gilberto Teles, American poets Anne Boyer and Brandon Downing, Puerto Rican poet Diana Rivera, Argentinian poet Esteban Moore and Spanish poets Juan Carlos Mestre and Jose Mesa Toré.
Sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
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President William G. Durden '71 greets the visiting poets and the audience with a speech about the importance of poetry and literature.
Poet Brandon Downing reads during the closing reception.
Left: Anne Boyer reads a new poem she wrote based on her visit to Dickinson for the Poetry Week.
Puerto Rican poet Diana Rivera reading her poem about the endangered lady-slipper flower.
Juan Carlos Mestre gives a dramatic reading of his poem.
Left: The standing-room only crowd enjoys the poetry in the Goodyear Gallery.
Julia McGlynn '08 waits to read her translation of Jose Antonio Mesa Tore's poem.
Poet Esteban Moore reads one of his works while Andrea Dominguez '10 prepares to read her translation of the poem.
Left: Brazilian poet Gilberto Mendonca reads from his extensive body of work.
