Josep Pedrals

Josep Pedrals has devoted himself to poetry from multiple fronts: he writes works that explore the genre (novelised essays on poetics and life), recites poetry professionally (with appearances across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa), teaches poetry through courses and lectures (at universities, secondary schools and primary schools) and promotes it across various media (currently in El País, on Cadena SER, the podcast Tenim paraula by 3Cat and the magazines Esguard and Cavall Fort). He has organised a wide range of poetic events, including regular series (he hosted the legendary poetry nights at the Horiginal bar for thirteen years) and festivals (he co-directed the Barcelona Poesia festival from 2020 to 2023). He also writes lyrics for various composers, brings theatricality to verse and concerns himself with many other forms of poetic expression.