Romero Bey presents his poetry collection about the salt marshes of the Bay in El Puerto
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The Cádiz poet Juan Manuel Romero Bey presents on Thursday, October 22, at 19.00 hours, at the Ermita de Santa Clara in El Puerto de Santa María his poetry collection «El milagro de la sal», an event with recitation and live music.
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The Cádiz-born poet Juan Manuel Romero Bey presents his poetry collection "El milagro de la sal" on Thursday, October 22, at 19.00 hours, at the Ermita de Santa Clara in El Puerto de Santa María. The event combines poetry and live music.
Poetry and live music
The presentation will include a staging with the participation of Emir Romero Gonzalo, who will recite texts and take part in a scenic dialogue, along with the performance of songs linked to the poetry collection. The deputy mayor of Culture, Enrique Iglesias, has stated that the event is conceived as a poetic-musical performance.
Sixty-nine texts about the salt flats
The book, published by Palitroque, brings together 69 texts that pay tribute to the salt-making tradition of the Bay of Cádiz from different perspectives, according to the author. The work spans almost four decades of the writer's career and features illustrations by Javier Soto Muriel.
Fourth work by the author
"El milagro de la sal" is the fourth work published by Juan Manuel Romero Bey (Cádiz, 1969), who has just presented "No es todo el mar que cabe en mis palabras", also with Palitroque. He previously published "juanmanual de supervivencia" (Origami, 2015), "Al hilo de mí" (2005) and the short work "5 poemas", published by IES Poeta García Gutiérrez. His poems have been included in national anthologies and he has received awards in literary competitions since 1991.
To attend
The event takes place on Thursday, October 22, at 19.00 hours at the Ermita de Santa Clara, in El Puerto de Santa María.