San Francisco International Poetry Festival: Carla Badillo Coronado
Carla Badillo Coronado, June 2009,dancing with the zuleta skirt This post features Carla Badillo Coronado, a poet, artist and dancer from Ecuador who is going to be part of the San Francisco International Poetry Festival. The same festival is going to feaure poets from more 21 countries, including Zimbabwe's Ignatius Mabasa. I will post an interview I did with Carla, but for now, let me feature of few photos of her at different dancing functions in her country. We are working to bring Carla to the Sacramento Poetry Center in August for her to perform her poetry and show her artwork. If all goes well, the same event will also feature Sacramento artist Mariana Castro de Ali. Carla with the "fueguito sagrado" (sacred fire). Carla Badillo Coronado performs with the group group Tullpucuna (which means "colors" in Quichua).The group is featured below: Carla has told me that her poetry and the dances celebrate her culture and ancestors. There much color in the festivi...