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The 9th International Poetry Festival honours the Nicaraguan poet, priest and former Nicaragua’s Culture Minister, Ernesto Cardenal, who also won the Queen Sofia Prize of 2012. A carnival-alike celebration was held in Granada, Nicaragua, attended by more than 300 poets from around the world. —Photos by Agencies
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