Sunday, 3rd November

10 am Poetry Voices – Poetry encounter with Valter Hugo Mãe (Portugal) e Tibor Zalán (Hungary): music, videos, poetry reading.
Event in Portuguese, Hungarian, English
Ain Shams University, Al Alsun – Conference Room

11 am "DADANLUZ – Da Dante a Mario Luzi. Viaggio autobiografico nella poesia italiana per immagini" – a lecture by Dante Marianacci
Italian / no translation provided
Italian Cultural Institute – 3, El Sheikh El Marsafi - Zamalek

7 pm More than words/1 – a night of readings and concerts, with the participation of:
Dante Marianacci (poet, Italy), Bassima Batouli (poet, Lebanon), Sotirios Pastakas (poet, Greece), Marwan Makhoul (poet, Palestine), Ahmed Abdel Muti Hegazy (poet, Egypt), Valter Hugo Mãe (poet and musician, Portugal), Hassan Taleb (poet, Egypt), Kalam le-l-Shabab participants (young poets from Cairo). Music by Eleonora Iannotta (voice, Italy)
Multi-language event / translation provided into English, Arabic and Italian
Italian Cultural Institute – 3, El Sheikh El Marsafi - Zamalek

Monday, 4th November

11 am "On Arabic poetry: new trends and the role of tradition" a lecture by Ahmed Abdel Muti Hegazy
Arabic / no translation provided
Italian Cultural Institute – 3, El Sheikh El Marsafi - Zamalek

3-6 pm Open Workshop on Collective Writing – by Salam Yousry (director, Egypt)
Event in Arabic and English
Italian Cultural Institute – 3, El Sheikh El Marsafi - Zamalek

7 pm More than words/2 – a night of readings, video performances and concerts, with the participation of:
Bohdan Blahovec (poet, Czech Republic), Tibor Zalán (poet, Hungary), Frank Klötgen (poet, Germany), Heike Fiedler (poet, Switzerland), Diego Valverde (poet, Spain), Kalam le-l-Shabab participants (young poets from Alexandria, Luxor, Qena, Assiut). Music by Ayman Sidky (percussionist, Egypt)
Multi-language event / translation provided into English, Arabic and Italian
Italian Cultural Institute – 3, El Sheikh El Marsafi - Zamalek

Tuesday, 5th November

2-4 pm Open workshop on Creative Writing by Hassan Taleb (poet, Egypt)
Arabic / no translation will be provided
Beit El-Shaer (The House of poetry) behind Al Azhar Mosque, beside Beit Al-Harawi, Islamic Cairo

6-8 pm An evening devoted to young Egyptian poetry – launch of the anthology "Kalam le-l-Shabab" with the trainers and participants to the project from Cairo, Luxor and Alexandria. Music by Tamer Tawfiq (oud player, Egypt)
Arabic / English translation
Wekalat Al-Sultan Al-Ghoury, Mohamed Abdu, Al-Ghuriyya, Midan Bab Al-Khalq

Wednesday, 6th November

7 pm A poetry night inspired by Jalal Al-Din Rumi – with the participation of Marwan Makhoul (poet, Palestine), Bassima Batouli (poet, Lebanon) + special guest: Khaled Saleh (actor, Egypt). Music by Nour Nageh (voice, Egypt)
Arabic – English translation
Sama Khana - 31 El Siyufiah Street, Helmia Gedida – Islamic Cairo (next to Amir Taz palace)

Thursday, 7th November

4-6 pm An open discussion on poetry and translation
Event in Arabic only
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen – Old Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Reception

7 pm Kalam le-l-Shabab closing Concert: Youssra elHawary & Shaware3na
Darb 1718 Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen – Old Cairo, Cairo, Egypt