Poets from all European countries are invited to participate in the fifth
EUROPEAN FACEBOOK POETRY FESTIVAL which will take place on the 1st and the 2nd
of March 2014 in Master Hall of Novi Sad Fair, during the 20th International Book Fair. The festival is
organized by Banat 's Cultural Center (BKC) and
Novi Sad Fair.
EUROPEAN FACEBOOK POETRY FESTIVAL wants to prove that poetry is an
universal creation of human spirit which does not recognize borders and
barriers among poets, nations, countries and languages.
The aim of the festival is the gathering of the poets who cooperate on
Facebook (by publishing their poems, reading and commenting on each other's
poetry), and we want them to meet, to
get to know each other in person at the Festival, to hear each other reciting
their verses and transform their virtual literary communication into
communication in the real world. If anyone is unable to attend, they can still
participate at the Festival by posting their poems on the wall of the
Festival's Facebook profile: European Facebook Poetry Festival.
All the people who write poetry, regardless of their age, gender,
religion, nationality or profession have the right to participate at the
festival.
How to register: Send one unpublished poem
written in your mother tongue and your personal data (name, surname, address,
phone number) on the following email address: fejsbukfestival@gmail.com The
deadline for submission is the 10th of February. We kindly ask the poets to
state in their application whether they will be attending the festival or
taking part via Facebook. The poets' participation schedule for the 1st and
2nd of March and the exact
program of the Festival will be announced in due time.
The poems sent in applications will be published by BKC in an anthology
(festival participants' poems) in an electronic edition, on CD. The BKC's jury
will follow the Festival's progress and award the author of the best poem with
a publication of her/his new book of
poetry (not more than 48 pages).
EUROPEAN FACEBOOK POETRY FESTIVAL will be broadcasted live by a web
camera on the internet address www.bkc.devbin.org
and in this way it will be available for viewing for the poets who cannot
attend it in person, and for audiences around the world.
Approximately 460 poets from 180
countries applied for the fourth EUROPEAN FACEBOOK POETRY FESTIVAL that took place at The Book Fair in NoviSad
and about 150 poets made an appearance at the Festival, while others
participated via Facebook.
For all information call +381 (0) 23/783 – 155, or send your questions
to an email address: fejsbukfestival@gmail.com