13 years ago there arose a literary event that marked the cultural agenda of our country, the currents of writing. A meeting between the writers and their readers that aims to encourage talks about books, question content and reflect on the literature. The initiative of the department of Culture of the Municipality of Póvoa do Varzim has, over time, grow not only in the number of participants, but in visitor, mostly young people who want to address the words, read them and criticize them, as stated by the councilor and member of the organization, Luís Diamantino.
After 13 years what are the goals that remain unfulfilled for the currents of writing?
Luis Diamantino: An event such as the current of written has a catalyst: ambition. Intends to reach that far, never losing sight of the two major goals: to promote books and reading, especially among young people.
What is the feedback that you perceive from the public after all these years? There is a great accession of the young?
LD: The public has participated in such a way that is the main entertainer and promoter of this meeting. They come to hear about literature, there are queues to enter the auditorium. We have more young people to participate in the tables and in the audience, but never forget to take the writers to all schools of the county, which are very well received and studied. We received, too, schools of other municipalities.
The reading levels are very little in our country. You think it is mandatory to have more events like this to promote reading? You notice that in your county?
LD: In the Povoa de Varzim, there has been a very strong work in promoting reading, have a great editorial production, a major book fair, took the library to the schools, the pediatric hospital, to nursing homes, the streets, to the streets, gardens ... we created municipal Libraries in the parishes of the county and were the first municipalities to create libraries of beach. In Portugal, we edited increasingly more therefore we read much more. After the birth of the currents, we saw the emergence of other literary, which came to enrich the national publishing scene. In Póvoa, there are many more readers and writers, especially young people.
Since the first edition, you can highlight some of the most memorable moments of this literary event?
LD: There we so many moments in the debates, people, books and readers!
Since the first edition, you can highlight some of the most memorable moments of this literary event?
LD: There we so many moments in the debates, people, books and readers!
What is the writer that has not made part of this event and would like to invite? Why?
LD: We will like to welcome those who did not come before and receive all who have passed through here. Here the star is the book.
In some debates there has been some controversy concerning the validity of some of the literary guests. What is the organization's position on this matter?
LD: Polemics?! I do not recall that. The organization invites without polemics.
The currents of written plan to create partnerships with other municipalities as ways to further promote this literary gathering and how?
LD: As I said, have arisen after the current literary events all over the country, some of them do not hide the relationship with our meeting. From the first moment, we have partnerships with several institutions such as the Cervantes Institute, the Instituto Camões, the Serralves, Casino da Povoa, Porto Editora, several embassies, SPA, etc... We are currently considering a partnership with the National Theatre D. Maria II.
What is the future of the currents of writing?
LD: As noted in the last edition, when everyone thought the event would be crushed by the crisis, we bet on more quality than quantity (less one day), had more support, because we did not crossed our arms, we went looking for more sponsors . We had more public attention from the media. When we have people who take vacations to attend the meeting, we think it is worth continuing to work. The future is tomorrow.
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