The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza and Ámbito Cultural of El Corte Inglés are celebrating World Poetry Day, which takes place on 21 March, with readings and performances by 21 poets and singer-songwriters in the galleries of the museum's permanent collection. The inaugural reading will be by the singer Christina Rosenvinge.

In Rooms 30 to 50 – in other words, surrounded by works from the 19th and 20th centuries and a few from the 21st century – poets and singer-songwriters of different ages and levels of fame will be presenting their works to visitors to the museum..

Poets: Alfonso Armada; Ana Rossetti; Annët Batlles; Bernard Engel; Constantino Molina; Hipólito García Fernández, Bolo; Karim Hauser; Lara Lopez; Luis María Pérez; Marta Vicente Antolín; Martín Rodríguez Gaona; Miguel Ángel Vázquez; Miguel Sánchez Santamaría; Mila Valcárcel, Rafael Morales Barba; Rafael Soler; Rosana Acquaroni and Vanesa Pérez-Sauquillo.

Musicians: Celia BSoul, Gonzalo Hormigo and Miryam Quiñones.

New call for the National Living Poetry Award #LdeLírica
As has now become a tradition and in order to encourage the creation of more poetry on its World Day, 21 March marks the first date of the call for entries for the National Living Poetry Award #LdeLírica. Organised by Ámbito Cultural of El Corte Inglés throughout Spain, it aims to promote and give visibility to oral poetic creation through both new media and non-conventional formats as well as live readings.