{"id":1181723,"date":"2026-09-09T20:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/?p=1181723"},"modified":"2026-09-10T23:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:00:10","slug":"oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy: 7 Secrets of His Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1181726\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1181726\" class=\"wp-image-1181726 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Rovigo - Italy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM-1440x960.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-07-at-6.18.27-AM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1181726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotograf\u00eda: Lucio Russo \u2014 Miraggio di Lux \/ Semplicit\u00e0 del Caos<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"571\">\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy<\/strong> became part of the II International Meeting of Poets of the World, bringing to Italy a body of work shaped by memory, love, nature and concern for the destiny of humanity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1074\">There are poets who write from a territory. Others write from the distance that separates human beings from that territory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1147\">\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez belongs, to a great extent, to thissecond category.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1149\" data-end=\"1454\">Salvadoran-American and a resident of Los Angeles, his literary journey has developed between two worlds that do not necessarily exclude each other: the country of origin and the country of residence, memory and the present, Latin American identity and the experience of living in a multicultural society.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1707\">In June 2026, that voice crossed borders once again to meet other voices from around the world in Italy, during the II International Meeting of Poets of the World, a nine-day journey through Rome, Florence, Bologna, Ferrara, Rovigo, Mestre and Venice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1955\">\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez arrived at this meeting not only as an invited poet. His presence also had a special significance within the international structure of the movement: he currently serves as Vice President of Poets of the World for the Americas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez en Italia \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfb | Poes\u00eda, Paz y Naturaleza | Poetas del Mundo 2026\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5avhjt3auns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-section-id=\"h4ict9\" data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2020\"><strong data-start=\"338\" data-end=\"375\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8APBZ559WSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Oscar Ren\u00e9 Benitez<\/a> in Italy<\/strong> sharing his poetry during the II International Meeting of Poets of the World.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_87_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">\u00cdndice de contenidos<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#Oscar_Rene_Benitez_a_journey_between_literature_and_culture\" >\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez: a journey between literature and culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#Poetry_as_a_territory_of_encounter\" >Poetry as a territory of encounter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#The_tree_as_a_symbol_of_life\" >The tree as a symbol of life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#From_love_to_concern_for_the_world\" >From love to concern for the world<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#A_poet_within_an_international_community\" >A poet within an international community<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#From_Los_Angeles_to_Italy\" >From Los Angeles to Italy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/blogs\/oscar-rene-benitez-in-italy\/#The_word_that_continues_to_travel\" >The word that continues to travel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"h4ict9\" data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2020\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Oscar_Rene_Benitez_a_journey_between_literature_and_culture\"><\/span>\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez: a journey between literature and culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2107\">The literary history of \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez is extensive and crosses different genres.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2376\">His work includes poetry and narrative. Among his books of poetry are <em data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2200\">Te cant\u00f3 mi coraz\u00f3n<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2202\" data-end=\"2225\">Sollozos en el viento<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2257\">30 poemas de amor para Mar\u00eda<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2276\">Versos de oto\u00f1o<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2301\">Cuando caiga la noche<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2322\">Al filo del ocaso<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2346\">Al paso de las horas<\/em> and <em data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2375\">Murmullos del silencio<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2478\">He has also published the bilingual anthology <em data-start=\"2424\" data-end=\"2444\">The Old Maple Tree<\/em>, in Mandarin Chinese and English.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2480\" data-end=\"2645\">As a novelist, he is the author of <em data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2542\">Cuando concluy\u00f3 la guerra<\/em>, <em data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2580\">Las huellas de una lucha sin final<\/em> and <em data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2597\">Inmortales<\/em>, the latter also published in Mandarin Chinese.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2647\" data-end=\"3039\">His career has been recognized in different literary settings. In 1983 he obtained second place in the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar poetry contest, and in 1984 he won the Benito Ju\u00e1rez contest, both sponsored by the Educational Literary Society of Los Angeles. He was later a finalist in the international Pablo Neruda contest and received a medal from the City of Los Angeles for his cultural contribution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3266\">His work has also circulated beyond the Spanish-speaking world. His novel <em data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3127\">Inmortales<\/em> was translated into Mandarin Chinese and published in Taiwan, while <em data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3216\">The Old Maple Tree<\/em> appeared in a bilingual English-Mandarin edition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3417\">But behind the books and awards there is another equally important dimension: his work as a cultural promoter and bridge-builder between communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3419\" data-end=\"3613\">His career includes participation in literary meetings, conferences and cultural activities in America and Asia, carrying with him a literature deeply connected to the Latin American experience.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"eliskt\" data-start=\"3615\" data-end=\"3652\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poetry_as_a_territory_of_encounter\"><\/span>Poetry as a territory of encounter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3794\"><strong data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1158\">\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy<\/strong> represented the meeting of different cultures and literary traditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3794\">In Italy, Ben\u00edtez shared the stage with poets from Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Spain, Tunisia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Norway.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3796\" data-end=\"3861\">It was precisely this diversity that gave meaning to the meeting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3863\" data-end=\"4158\">It was not simply a matter of bringing authors together to speak about literature. The proposal of Poets of the World is broader: to make poetry a space for human encounter, where cultural, geographical and linguistic differences can become an opportunity to listen to and recognize one another.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4160\" data-end=\"4227\">For \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez, this experience has a particular resonance.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4229\" data-end=\"4515\">As a Salvadoran writer living in the United States, his own literary life is marked by cultural displacement and the coexistence of different identities. His poetry has found readers and spaces in different countries and has been part of international initiatives for literary exchange.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4517\" data-end=\"4579\">In Italy, therefore, he was not representing only one country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4581\" data-end=\"4714\">He was also representing that America which lives beyond its borders and continues to carry its memory, its questions and its dreams.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"m8sn8g\" data-start=\"4716\" data-end=\"4747\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_tree_as_a_symbol_of_life\"><\/span>The tree as a symbol of life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4749\" data-end=\"5011\">Among the texts by \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez presented during this experience was <em data-start=\"4824\" data-end=\"4848\">La pesadilla del \u00e1rbol<\/em> (<em data-start=\"4850\" data-end=\"4877\">The Nightmare of the Tree<\/em>), a poem that allows us to approach one of the fundamental concerns of his writing: the relationship between human beings and nature.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5013\" data-end=\"5054\">The poem begins in a forest full of life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5056\" data-end=\"5208\">There are birds, insects, wind, rain and trees growing together like brothers. The landscape appears as a living, balanced and almost musical community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5210\" data-end=\"5237\">But that harmony is broken.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5239\" data-end=\"5254\">The men arrive.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5256\" data-end=\"5299\">And with them comes the noise of chainsaws.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5301\" data-end=\"5502\">The trees begin to fall and the forest progressively loses its sounds. The birds flee, the animals search for trees that no longer exist, and what was once a space of life becomes a desolate territory.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5504\" data-end=\"5608\">The poem therefore acquires a dimension that goes beyond the description of the destruction of a forest.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5610\" data-end=\"5678\">The tree can be read as memory, home, refuge and continuity of life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5680\" data-end=\"5803\">When it disappears, it is not only a plant species that disappears: an entire world that depended on it disappears as well.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5805\" data-end=\"6002\">This sensitivity toward nature coincides deeply with one of the principles that Poets of the World has defended since its foundation: the protection of life and the preservation of the environment.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"c29asg\" data-start=\"6004\" data-end=\"6041\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_love_to_concern_for_the_world\"><\/span>From love to concern for the world<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"6043\" data-end=\"6127\">The journey of <strong data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1330\">\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy<\/strong> was another chapter in a literary trajectory marked by movement between cultures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6043\" data-end=\"6127\">The poetry of \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez, however, is not limited to environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6129\" data-end=\"6297\">His bibliography shows an important presence of love poetry, while other texts explore memory, the passage of time, the human condition and the wounds of our societies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6299\" data-end=\"6441\">In <em data-start=\"6302\" data-end=\"6318\">Ecos del fondo<\/em>, for example, he uses the image of a fish trapped in a fishbowl to construct a powerful reflection on the loss of freedom.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6443\" data-end=\"6567\">The animal, accustomed to the immensity of the ocean, ends up reduced to a limited existence between four transparent walls.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6569\" data-end=\"6664\">The image becomes particularly suggestive because the poet is not speaking only about the fish.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6666\" data-end=\"6841\">In the final verses, he establishes an identification with human beings themselves, also trapped in routines and limitations that can eventually become a form of imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6843\" data-end=\"6918\">Nature, freedom and the human condition therefore appear closely connected.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"2a9ko9\" data-start=\"6920\" data-end=\"6963\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_poet_within_an_international_community\"><\/span>A poet within an international community<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"6965\" data-end=\"7095\"><strong data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"698\">Oscar Ren\u00e9 Benitez in Italy<\/strong> was, above all, an encounter between poetry, cultures and people. His participation in the II International Meeting of Poets of the World showed once again how poetry can cross borders, connect different cultures and create spaces for dialogue and fraternity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7097\" data-end=\"7315\">Since its creation in Valpara\u00edso, Chile, on October 14, 2005, the movement founded by Chilean poet Luis Arias Manzo has sought to bring together writers from different cultures around a humanistic conception of poetry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7317\" data-end=\"7509\">In more than two decades, the network has reached 143 countries, bringing together thousands of poets and organizing meetings, readings and cultural activities in different parts of the world.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7511\" data-end=\"7673\">The purpose is not to build a conventional literary institution, but to maintain an international community where poetry can recover a social and human dimension.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7675\" data-end=\"7858\">The Universal Manifesto of Poets of the World states that poets should not remain indifferent to humanity&#8217;s great challenges and that poetry can contribute to awakening consciousness.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7860\" data-end=\"7954\">From this perspective, the presence of \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy takes on a special meaning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7956\" data-end=\"8101\">His poetry dialogues with several of the movement&#8217;s essential concerns: freedom, nature, memory, dignity and the need to build a different world.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"b1z1qe\" data-start=\"8103\" data-end=\"8131\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_Los_Angeles_to_Italy\"><\/span>From Los Angeles to Italy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8133\" data-end=\"8271\">The journey to Italy was, ultimately, another chapter in a trajectory that has taken \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez through different cultural spaces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8273\" data-end=\"8376\">On this occasion, the destination was an Italy transformed for nine days into a territory of encounter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8378\" data-end=\"8474\">Rome was the beginning. Then came Florence, Bologna, Ferrara, Rovigo, Mestre and finally Venice.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8476\" data-end=\"8546\">In each city, the poets found hosts, readers, artists and communities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8548\" data-end=\"8747\">And in each place something happened that can hardly be measured in statistics: people who until then belonged to different geographies began to recognize themselves as part of the same conversation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8749\" data-end=\"8948\">Ben\u00edtez arrived from the United States, carrying with him the memory of El Salvador and the Latin American literary tradition. Others arrived from Africa, Europe, Brazil, Colombia, Tunisia and Chile.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8950\" data-end=\"8983\">The languages could be different.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8985\" data-end=\"9024\">The stories could be different as well.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9026\" data-end=\"9160\">But there was a common concern: what can poetry do in the face of a world that seems to be progressively losing its ability to listen?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9026\" data-end=\"9160\"><strong data-start=\"502\" data-end=\"533\">\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy<\/strong> was, above all, an encounter between poetry, cultures and people.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9162\" data-end=\"9227\">Perhaps one of the answers was found precisely in that encounter.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1psw5t6\" data-start=\"9229\" data-end=\"9265\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_word_that_continues_to_travel\"><\/span>The word that continues to travel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"9267\" data-end=\"9395\">When the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetasdelmundo.com\/events\/ii-incontro-dei-poeti-del-mondo-in-italia?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">II International Meeting of Poets of the World<\/a> came to an end, the participants returned to their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9397\" data-end=\"9475\">But international meetings do not necessarily end when the last event is over.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9477\" data-end=\"9506\">The words continue to travel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9508\" data-end=\"9680\">They travel through the books exchanged, the photographs, the recordings, the friendships created and, above all, through the poems that each participant carries back home.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9682\" data-end=\"9743\">The voice of \u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez will also continue to travel.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9745\" data-end=\"9950\">A voice born in El Salvador, developed through the experience of the diaspora and projected onto an international stage where poetry can become a form of memory and resistance, but also of beauty and hope.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9952\" data-end=\"10027\">Perhaps that is why one of his poems finds such a powerful image in a tree.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10029\" data-end=\"10091\">While the tree remains, there is shade, refuge, song and life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10093\" data-end=\"10150\">When it falls, something much greater disappears with it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10152\" data-end=\"10212\">The poet&#8217;s task is perhaps to warn us before it is too late.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10214\" data-end=\"10239\">And to keep sowing words.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10241\" data-end=\"10277\"><strong data-start=\"10241\" data-end=\"10277\">Because poetry knows no borders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10279\" data-end=\"10295\"><strong data-start=\"10279\" data-end=\"10295\">Coco Lisseau<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00d3scar Ren\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez in Italy became part of the II International Meeting of Poets of the World, bringing to Italy a body of work shaped by memory, love, nature and concern for the destiny of humanity. 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