Closing of the 7th edition of the Marrakesh Moroccan Poetry Festival
Marrakesh, 13th October / WAM / The activities of the seventh edition of the Marrakesh Festival of Moroccan Poetry concluded yesterday evening, which was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and Moroccan King Mohammed VI, and organized by the Department of Culture in Sharjah in cooperation with the Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication over three days with the broad participation of poets, critics, intellectuals and artists from Morocco and various countries of the world.
The closing ceremony was attended by His Excellency Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Owais, Head of the Department of Culture in Sharjah, Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qasir, Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs in the Department, Rashid Al Mustafa, Head of the Cooperation Department at the Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication – Culture Sector, and Abdelhak Mifrani, Director of the House of Poetry in Marrakesh, along with an elite group of academics, students and poetry lovers.
During the festival days, the city of Marrakesh turned into an open platform for creativity, during which the festival welcomed poets from various Moroccan cities, thus forming a national poetry demonstration that celebrated the word and its aesthetics and was characterized by a remarkable cultural and artistic momentum in which more than 40 Moroccan and international poets, critics, and artists participated amid a wide public presence that reflects the established position of poetry in the Moroccan cultural conscience.
Participants in the festival praised the pioneering role played by the Emirate of Sharjah in supporting Arab culture and fostering creativity and creators, stressing that its ongoing initiatives contribute to enhancing cultural communication and reviving the literary and artistic scene in the Arab world, appreciating the vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, which made the emirate a beacon of knowledge and a center for the Arab and international cultural movement.
In a lively scene, the poetry reading hall was crowded with more than 100 children and adolescents who participated in poetry writing courses and prosody studies that were held at the Poetry House in Marrakesh over the course of an entire year. Their large presence constituted a qualitative addition to the festival and an indication of the vitality of the Moroccan poetry scene and the extension of its interest to new generations. Their presence added an atmosphere full of enthusiasm and interaction and embodied a creative meeting that brought together Poetic experiences from different ages in one space.
The House of Poetry in Marrakesh confirmed that the importance of teaching poetic writing and performances stems from their role in establishing creative awareness among emerging generations, as they give learners the ability to understand the structure and rhythm of the poem and to refine their talent with solid artistic foundations that combine taste and skill. This type of education also contributes to the formation of a new generation of poets who possess the tools of aesthetic expression and the ability to innovate within a framework that preserves the authenticity of the poetic language and its heritage. The ancient one.
The House honored the young people by awarding them certificates of appreciation in recognition of their efforts and perseverance during the training courses and to encourage them to continue developing their poetic skills and honing their literary talents.
The second day of the festival witnessed the dialogue forum, which focused on the topic “Poetry from the Perspective of Cultural Criticism” in a session held at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh, highlighting the characteristics of poetic discourse and extrapolating its features based on the presence of cultural criticism in modern critical theories.
The speakers stressed that cultural criticism provides analytical tools capable of deconstructing poetic discourses and exploring their cultural, social and cognitive dimensions, benefiting from its openness to broad fields of knowledge, including cultural studies.
At the Higher Institute of Journalism and Media in Marrakesh, the meeting took place with the festival’s honorees, poet Muhammad Boujbeiri, poet and artist Ali Shohad, and researcher Aziza Akida, in a dialogue session during which the honorees reviewed stages of their rich creative journey.
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