On Tuesday, January 22, Culture Councilor David Martínez and Pedro Fernández (Peter Fern) appeared in a press conference at the Consistorial Palace to present their book 'Pollos en el aslfato'.
The act took place at 10:30 in the morning in which the Cartagena has presented his first work in addition to reading a small fragment of the poem that contains the book.
"Thanks to the 'Reading, thinking and imagining' program, hundreds of writers and writers have passed through Luzzy, none of which is as special as the one Pedro Fernández accompanies today" says the Councilor for Culture, as Peter Fern, as is known This writer has already felt the need to express his experiences and reflections through poetry.
'Chickens in the asphalt' will be announced more in depth on Friday, January 25 at 7:00 pm the Assembly Hall of El Luzzy with a small cocktail, an event organized in collaboration with the City of Cartagena, included in the program 'Read, Think, Imagine' of the Department of Culture, contanto also with musical accompaniment by the hand of Pedro Callejón de la Calle.
The work, which has been subsidized by the same author, deals with how the world in which we live today is changing according to the thoughts, dreams and point of view of the author.
In the words of Pedro Fernández, "the book is made with the soul, with the heart and with simplicity".
Its title, explains the author, comes from a dream in which some chickens appeared on the asphalt of a road.
They had a deteriorated appearance and seemed to be out of place, of their habitat, which is why the title perfectly reflects the thoughts of these changes that have been experimenting in society, which has little to do with that of a few years ago.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Pedro Fernández Garrido was born in Cartagena in 1950 and began working at the early age of 7 years until now having very diverse professions (baker, street vendor, etc.).
In 1978, the German group AMC awarded its commercial work group the prize for work recognition, being the second in Europe in sales.
He also worked as a radio announcer with the program 'La voz gitana', for which he was nominated for the Antena de Plata, and has been an activist for equality and the rights of the Roma people, founding the 'Tali-Romani' gypsy association in 1995 .
This project was the first of its kind to reach Parliament.
Finally, he has begun his journey as a writer and poet.
He began writing 25 years ago but it has not been until now when he has compiled his writings to transform them into this first work 'Pollos en la asfalto'.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena