The series explores poetry and short prose over four sessions. A 'microrrelato' is a very short story, often just a few lines long. On 20 November, Ángeles Jurado Quintana will be leading a workshop on this topic. The journalist, writer and translator has been working in the communications team at Casa África since 2007 and has translated works by African authors. Among other things, she has written "Micropsias" and, in 2025, won first prize in the "El Pensador" short story competition organised by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
On 25 November, Marcos Hormiga will lead a poetry workshop. The poet hails from Puerto del Rosario, is an honorary member of the Academia Canaria de la Lengua and was a teacher for many years. On 27 November, Emilio Fernández Batista from Tías on Lanzarote will take the floor. He is a writer and folklorist, played the timple and wrote song lyrics. His topic is the relationship between poetry, memory and tradition. The final workshop will be held on 4 December by the poet and visual artist Juli Mesa from Arrecife. He combines writing and imagery and was awarded the first Premio Ana Santos Payán in 2021 for his poetry collection "Soo".
There will also be three sessions on creative writing. Here, participants can develop ideas and begin writing their own texts. These sessions will also serve as preparation for the next edition of the Doctor Mena Poetry and Micro-story Competition. The sessions run from 18:00 to 19:30.