Although she has to use crutches due to a recent fall, Marta Pessarrodona (Terrassa, 1941) retains the energy and enthusiasm that have accompanied her for decades. She opens the door to her home in Valldoreix once again to ARA for a double reason: she has been chosen as the opening speaker for the new edition of the Barcelona Poesia festival, which takes place from May 14 to 21, and she is presenting a new poetry book, Re(visions), which is about to hit bookstores. Published by Viena five years after Tot m'admira (2021), it revisits the author's family members, friends, and loves, including her last dog, Queta, who died in an accident just over a year ago.

"Word. Emotion. Connection": with these three words and a huge soap bubble, a new edition of the Barcelona Poetry Festival has been presented, which will be held from May 6 to 13. American singer and poet Laurie Anderson, Canadian rhapsodist Anne Carson, British poet Raymond Antrobus, and Hungarian poet Nóra Blascsók will be the stars of the next edition of the Barcelona Poetry Festival 2025, co-directed by Maria Callís and Manuel Forcano. "This year we have placed a strong emphasis on internationalization," comments Forcano.