On December the 9th, the Ara newspaper and Edicions 62 will offer the second one of the two volumes by J. V. Foix they have included in “Els millors poetes catalans del segle xx” collection. This volume contains the following poetic prose books: Del “Diari 1918”, L’estrella d’En Perris, Darrer comunicat and Tocant a mà…
 
 

On november the 28th a group of ten people from the “Club de Lectura d’Alumni UB” (former students from the Barcelona University) visited the Foundation J. V. Foix. They could see the library, the archive, some artist’s books, some photographs and different documents.
At the end of the visit, they read some poems by J. V. Foix.
 
 

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On Tuesday Dicember the 4th there will be a presentation of the book Res no és moridor, tot és etern, published by the Fundació J. V. Foix. We will have the participation of the translators of J. V. Foix‘s poems into Spanish, Enrique Badosa and José Corredor-Matheos, as well as Jordi Cornudella, who is the editor.

Organized by: ACEC and Fundació J. V. Foix
Where: Aula dels Escriptors 5è pis
Ateneu Barcelonès. c/ Canuda, 6
Date: Dicember 4th at 19.30

ACEC Invitation
Quan en Plana i en Planella…

 

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On Sunday the 2nd December, the Ara newspaper and Edicions 62 will offer the first of the two volumes by J. V. Foix they have included in the “Els millors poetes catalans del segle xx” collection. This first volume contains three verse poetry books: Sol, i de dol, Les irreals omegues i i Onze Nadals i un Cap d’Any.

The second one will appear on Sunday the 9th December and will contain the following prose poetry books: Del “Diari 1918”, L’estrella d’En Perris, Darrer comunicat i Tocant a mà….

If you want to get the entire collection (41 titles of 33 authors), you can register here, ask for information to the e-mail address elsmillorspoetes@ara.cat or call number 902 570 941.

Univ_experienOn the 22nd of November a group of students from the UB University of Experience, enrolled to the subject “Documents personals: Organització, Conservació i Ús” (Personal Papers: Organization, Conservation and Use), imparted by Professor Maria Elvira, visited the Fundació J.V. Foix. in order to see how the archive is organized and to consult some of its documents.

They saw how the archive is organized and consulted some of its documents, photographs and artists’ books.

 

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The 19 th November, at 8.30 pm, at the Espai FOC in Sabadell the exhibition In Foix’s shade will be opened. “In Foix’s shade” is an artist’s book proposal whose works are inspired in J. V. Foix’s texts. In order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Foix’s death, Enrique Badosa, Josep Ma Fulquet i Jordi Marrugat will talk about him. The event will end with the actress Rosa Renom reciting some of Foix’s poems.

Day: 19th November at 20.30 h
Site Espai FOC. Via Massagué, 5-7 Sabadell
FGC Línia S2. Estació Rambla

Acte commemoratiu del 25è aniversari de la mort de J. V. Foix a Sabadell
“In Foix’s shade” by Poètica Còdex

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Wednesday the 7th November, to mark the twentfiftieth anniversary of the J. V. Foix‘ death, the Ateneu de Cultura Popular in l’Hospitalet del Llobregat presents “Un tast de Foix” based in poet’s texts. The actress Gemma Reguant recites the poems accompanied by the pianist Anna Alemany.

Place: Ateneu de Cultura Popular
c/ de Santa Anna, 14. l’Hospitalet del Llobregat
Date: 7 de novembre a les 19 h
Metro Línia 1. Hospital de Bellvitge. Parada: Av. Carrilet

Mayor’s invitation

The 25th October, at 7 pm, at the hall of the Teatre Bartrina in the Centre de Lectura de Reus, the exhibition “In Foix’s shade” will be opened. “In Foix’s shade” is an artist’s book proposal whose works are inspired in J. V. Foix’s texts.
At 19.30 pm, in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Foix’s death, at the Sala Hortensi Güell, Jordi Cornudella and Enrique Badosa, editor and translator of the author of Sol, i de dol, will talk about him. The event will end with Montserrat Auqué reciting some of Foix’s poems.

Opening date: October the 25th
Exhibition dates: From th 25th October to the 15th November
Site: Centre de Lectura de Reus. Hall of the Bartrina Theatre and Lecture Hall Hortensi Güell
Opening hour of the “In Foix’s shade” exhibition: 19.00. At 19.30, talk about J. V. Foix

More information
“In Foix’s shade” by Poètica Còdex

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This article was published in the issue number 2 of the review El Procés. The author talks about his memories of the conversation he maintained with J. V. Foix in January 1984. This conversation would become a book in the collection that, promoted by Maria Aurèlia Capmany, would be edited by the Barcelona Town Council with the title “Diàlegs a Barcelona”. After this, you can read the first of the four parts into which the interview has been divided.

The number 1 of the El Procés review issued in February this year. The pesons in charge are Anna Lloveras, Cristina Martínez, Roger Vilà, Jordi Armengol and Joaquim Armengol, all of them from Girona.

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Literary tour in Sarrià

A literary tour about the poet J. V. Foix took place in Sarrià on Saturday15th and Saturday 22nd September. Large groups of people attended it and, following Anna Maluquer, took a tour through the streets and places that make up the poet’s milieu.

The tour covers the streets Salvador Mundi, l’Hort de la Vila, Clos de Sant Francesc and Pedró de la Creu, and ends in Sarrià square (Plaça de Sarrià).

 

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