The international Maratón de la Poesía (Poetry Marathon), “La Pluma y la Palabra,” or “The Pen and the Word”, was created by Teatro de la Luna, to celebrate the literature of Spain and Latin America. The 22nd edition of the event took place this weekend in Washington D.C.

“This quirky — and now frequently copied — tradition is in its 22nd year. The international Maratón de la Poesía (Poetry Marathon) — “La Pluma y la Palabra,” or “The Pen and the Word” — was created by Teatro de la Luna, one of Washington’s two Spanish-language theaters. (The other is GALA Hispanic Theatre.) Teatro’s founding couple, Nucky Walder and Mario Marcel, wanted a second channel besides the stage to celebrate the literature of Spain and Latin America. They asked their friend Berroa — a poet who is a professor of Spanish and Latin American literature at George Mason University — to organize it.”

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