For the first time, the "International Poetry Festival" is organized in Larnaca, in which poets from Cyprus, Greece and abroad participate.
A written announcement of the organizers states that "the Festival will take place from April 29 until May 1 at the Municipal Theater of Larnaca" G. Lykourgos ”and at the House of Letters and Arts. Poets from Cyprus, Greece and abroad will participate in the Festival, while during it spiritual and cultural events will take place with the recitation of poems and the performance of melodic poetic works, scientific announcements, round table discussions and an art exhibition ".
It is added that "the 1st Larnaca International Poetry Festival" is the fruit of cooperation of its inspirers in Cyprus with the organizers of the institution in Patras, namely the President of the Patras International Festival Triantaphyllos Kotopoulos, Professor of Modern Greek Literature and Creativity at the University of Athens. , poet and writer, Chairman of the Organizing Committee and member of the Scientific Committee of the Larnaca International Poetry Festival ".
It is noted that "the Festival is under the auspices of the President of the House of Representatives and the Embassy of Greece in Cyprus and has the universal - material, technical and financial - support of the Municipality of Larnaca. At the same time, they support the Holy Diocese of Kiti as well as businesses and companies that are active in the city and is supported by the culture habitat culturebook.gr, which is directed by the poet Antonis Skiathas and whose scientific manager is Triantaphyllos Kotopoulos ".
The announcement of the organizers also states that "Professor Kotopoulos stated that the Larnaca International Poetry Festival will be a meeting place for people of spirit who insist on keeping the flame of creative act burning, proposing another view of reality and will naturalize Larnaca as a city." of poetry and poets ”.