Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry

Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry

Description

Origens e História do Festival

O Festival Internacional de Poesia de Struga (Struga Poetry Evenings) é um evento literário de renome mundial que se realiza anualmente na cidade de Struga, na Macedónia do Norte, desde 1961. O prémio principal, o "Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry" (Zlaten Venec na Strugashki Vecheri), é atribuído a poetas de renome internacional pela sua obra poética e contribuição para a literatura mundial. O festival e o prémio foram fundados com o objetivo de promover a poesia, o diálogo intercultural e a paz através da arte. Ao longo das décadas, o evento atraiu alguns dos mais importantes poetas e intelectuais do mundo, tornando-se um ponto de encontro crucial para a comunidade poética global.

Critérios e Processo de Seleção

O prémio "Golden Wreath" é considerado um dos galardões mais cobiçados na área da poesia. A seleção dos laureados é feita por um comité internacional de prestígio, composto por críticos literários, académicos e poetas de renome. Os critérios de seleção focam-se na qualidade literária intrínseca da obra do poeta, na sua influência e impacto no panorama literário contemporâneo, e na sua capacidade de transcender fronteiras culturais e linguísticas. Não existem categorias específicas para o "Golden Wreath"; o prémio é concedido a um único poeta por ano, reconhecendo a totalidade da sua carreira poética.

Cerimónia e Eventos do Festival

A cerimónia de entrega do prémio decorre durante o Festival de Struga, que geralmente se realiza no final de agosto. O festival não se limita à atribuição do "Golden Wreath", mas inclui uma série de eventos, como leituras de poesia, mesas redondas, debates, apresentações de livros e concertos, que celebram a diversidade da poesia contemporânea. O evento tem um forte componente internacional, com a participação de poetas de dezenas de países, promovendo a troca de experiências e a compreensão mútua.

Laureados e Legado

Ao longo da sua história, o "Golden Wreath" foi atribuído a figuras literárias de enorme calibre, como Pablo Neruda, Seamus Heaney, Wole Soyinka, Mahmoud Darwish, Bei Dao, Adonis, Ko Un, e muitos outros. A lista de laureados reflete o compromisso do festival em reconhecer a excelência poética em diversas tradições literárias e geografias. A relevância do prémio reside não só no prestígio que confere aos seus vencedores, mas também no papel que o festival desempenha na promoção da poesia como uma força unificadora e de expressão humana universal. A cidade de Struga, com a sua beleza natural às margens do lago Ohrid, proporciona um cenário inspirador para este evento cultural de grande magnitude.

O nome "Golden Wreath" evoca a coroa de louros, um símbolo clássico de vitória e honra na antiguidade, adaptado para celebrar a arte poética.

Impacto Cultural e Regional

O festival também tem um impacto significativo na promoção da literatura macedónia e dos Balcãs no cenário internacional, servindo como plataforma para poetas emergentes e estabelecidos da região.

Winners

2025
Saint Thomas More

Saint Thomas More --

2024
Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas --

(Roman Catholic Church) Italian theologian and Doctor of the Church who is remembered for his attempt to reconcile faith and reason in a comprehensive theology; presented philosophical proofs of the existence of God (1225-1274)

2023
Ru Paul

Ru Paul --

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960) is an American drag performer, dance music singer, actor, and songwriter who gained fame in the 1990s; appearing in a wide variety of television programs, films, and musical albums. Working primarily in a drag queen persona, RuPaul has on occasion performed as a man in a number of roles, usually billed as RuPaul Charles

2022
Saint John Chrysostom

Saint John Chrysostom --

Saint John Chrysostom (c. 347-407), archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. After his death (or, according to some sources, during his life) he was given the Greek surname chrysostomos, meaning "golden mouthed", rendered in English as Chrysostom

2021
Rev. Randall R. McBride Jr.

Rev. Randall R. McBride Jr. --

2020
Saint Cyprian

Saint Cyprian --

Saint Cyprian is honored in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy as a Christian of Antioch, Pisidia who in 304, during the persecution of Diocletian, suffered martyrdom at Nicomedia (modern day İzmit, Turkey) on September 26, the date of his feast.

2019
Hebrews 122 Bible

Hebrews 122 Bible --

2018
Peter J. Davies

Peter J. Davies --

2017
Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker --

Peter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909 - November 11, 2005) was a writer, management consultant, and self-described "social ecologist"

2016
Ely Gulbertson

Ely Gulbertson --

2015
Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry FR

Sacha Guitry (21 February 1885 - 24 July 1957) was a French film actor, director, screenwriter and playwright

2014
Peter Fitzgerald

Peter Fitzgerald --

Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) is the former junior United States Senator from Illinois, having served from 1999- 2005, for one 6-year term. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). He previously served in the Illinois State Senate from 1992-1998, where he was a member of the 'Fab Five' group of conservatives who often challenged the leadership of the Illinois GOP. The group also included Steve Rauschenberger, Dave Syverson, Patrick O'Malley, and Chris Lauzen

2013
problem

problem --

Evangelist

2012
S. S. Biddle

S. S. Biddle --

2011
Roy M. Cohn

Roy M. Cohn --

2010
S. I. Hayakawa

S. I. Hayakawa --

Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa was a Canadian-born American academic and political figure of Japanese ancestry.

2009
S. Barry Lipkin

S. Barry Lipkin --

2008
Ryszard Kapuściński

Ryszard Kapuściński --

Ryszard Kapuecieski ( March 4, 1932 - January 23, 2007) was a popular Polish journalist, author, publicist and poet, at both home and abroad. Born in Piesk, a city formerly located in the Kresy Wschodnie (Eastern Borderlands) of the Second Polish Republic, and now belonging to Belarus, Kapuecieski is generally thought of as the leading Polish journalist of his time

2007
Joshua Lincoln

Joshua Lincoln --

teenager

2006
Clive Jones

Clive Jones --

2005
Ruth Westheimer

Ruth Westheimer --

Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928) is a sex therapist and author. Best known as Dr. Ruth, the New York Times described her as "a cultural icon in the 1980s. The Sister Wendy of sexuality, she ushered in the new age of freer, franker talk about sex on radio and television-and was endlessly parodied for her limitless enthusiasm and for having an accent only a psychologist could have

2004
Al Ries

Al Ries --

Al Ries is a marketing professional and author. He is also the co-founder and chairman of the Atlanta-based consulting firm Ries & Ries with his partner and daughter, Laura Ries. Along with Jack Trout, Ries coined the term "positioning", as related to the field of marketing, and authored Positioning: The Battle For Your Mind, an industry standard on the subject

2003
Kathleen A. Sutton

Kathleen A. Sutton --

2002
Ruth Ross

Ruth Ross --

2001
Anna Mary Robertson Moses

Anna Mary Robertson Moses --

United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)

2000
Kaisa Vala

Kaisa Vala --

Kaisa Vala is a singer-songwriter performing both solo and accompanied by her three-piece band

1999
Peter Goldie

Peter Goldie --

British philosopher

1998
Ruth Fulton Benedict

Ruth Fulton Benedict --

Ruth Benedict (born Ruth Fulton, June 5, 1887-September 17, 1948) was an American anthropologist

1997
Ruth Ann Schabaker

Ruth Ann Schabaker --

1996
Russian Proverb

Russian Proverb --

1995
Joseph P Kennedy

Joseph P Kennedy --

1994
Rich Kulawiec

Rich Kulawiec --

1993
Russell Smith

Russell Smith --

Russell Claude Smith (born 2 August 1963) is a Canadian novelist, newspaper columnist, and expert on men's clothing and style. Smith is one of Canada's most famous "urban" novelists; that is, unlike the traditional perception of Canadian literature as being about predominantly rural settings and themes, Smith writes specifically about big city life

1992
Russell P. Askue

Russell P. Askue --

1991
Anne Elizabeth O'Hare McCormick

Anne Elizabeth O'Hare McCormick --

Anne O'Hare McCormick (1882-1954) was a foreign news correspondent for the New York Times, in an era where the field was almost exclusively "a man's world". In 1937, she won the Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence, becoming the first woman to receive a major category Pulitzer award. Born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK, in 1880 or 1882, she was educated in the United States and became an associate editor for the Catholic Universe Bulletin after graduation from St. Mary's Academy. Her marriage to Dayton businessman Francis McCormick, an importer, led to frequent travels abroad, and her career as a journalist became more specialized

1990
Russell L Ackoff

Russell L Ackoff --

1989
Russell Green

Russell Green --

Russell Green was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

1988
Russell G. Alexander

Russell G. Alexander --

1987
Kane Slavuta

Kane Slavuta --

1985
Joyce Brothers

Joyce Brothers --

Joyce Brothers (born September 20, 1925) is an American psychologist and advice columnist, publishing a daily syndicated newspaper column since 1960. She is professionally known as Dr. Joyce Brothers

1984
Russ

Russ --

1983
Rush Hour

Rush Hour --

the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work

1982
Rupert Sheldrake

Rupert Sheldrake --

English biochemist and author. He is known for having proposed a non-standard account of morphogenesis and for his research into parapsychology. His books and papers stem from his theory of morphic resonance, and cover topics such as animal and plant development and behaviour, memory, telepathy, perception and cognition in general.

1981
Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch --

United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)

1980
Ian Hay

Ian Hay --

1979
Rune Leknes

Rune Leknes --

1978
Angela Kinamore

Angela Kinamore --

1977
Henery Miller

Henery Miller --

1976
Petrarch

Petrarch --

an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)

1974
Rudolf Virchow

Rudolf Virchow --

German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902)

1973
Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters --

Barbara Jill Walters (born September 25, 1929) is an American journalist, writer, and media personality who has been a regular fixture on morning television shows (Today and The View), an evening news magazine (20/20), and co-anchor of ABC Evening News and correspondent on World News (then ABC Evening News). Walters was first known as a popular TV morning news anchor for over 10 years on NBC's Today, where she worked with Hugh Downs and later hosts Frank McGee and Jim Hartz. Walters later spent 25 years as co-host of ABC's newsmagazine 20/20. She was the first female co-anchor of network evening news, working with Harry Reasoner on the ABC Evening News and was later a correspondent for ABC World News Tonight

1972
Amanda Heggs

Amanda Heggs --

1970
Rudi Carrell

Rudi Carrell --

Rudi Carrell, born Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar, was a Dutch entertainer.

1969
Ruby Manikan

Ruby Manikan --

1968
Ruben Studdard

Ruben Studdard --

Christopher Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American pop, R&B, and gospel singer. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of American Idol

1967
Roy Rogers

Roy Rogers --

Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998), was a singer and cowboy actor, as well as the founder of the the famous Roy Rogers restaurant chain. He and his third wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd Dog, Bullet, were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured two sidekicks, Pat Brady, (who drove a jeep called "Nellybelle"), and the crotchety Gabby Hayes. Roy's nickname was "King of the Cowboys". Dale's nickname was "Queen of the West." For many Americans (and non-Americans), he was the embodiment of the all-American hero

1966
Roy R. Gilson

Roy R. Gilson --