Contratiempo literary center presents Poesía en Abril, celebrating Poetry Month and the booming Spanish language poetry scene in Chicago. More than twenty poets from Pilsen, Chicago to Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, participate in the festival.

This festival closing evening features readings in Spanish from poets originally from Colombia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. This event is in Spanish.

Featured poets:
Alí Calderón [México] | Paola Cadena Pardo [Colombia] | Manuel Iris [México] | Nemir Matos [Puerto Rico]| Mateo Morrison [Rep. Dom] | Jesús Salas Elorza [México] | Mario Bojorquez [México] | Luzma Umpierre [Puerto Rico] | Julieta León [Venezuela]

Recorded Saturday, May 01, 2010 at DePaul University Student Center.