As part of the book festival, Maria Siakalli and Salamis Aysegul Setug-Tuyan will open a discussion on contemporary Cypriot poetry and the way in which nature functions as a living symbol of homeland. Their presentation, entitled “Nature as Homeland in Cyprus-centric Poetry,” highlights how the island’s poets transform the natural landscape into a vehicle of collective memory, a site of resilient identity, and an anchor of a sense of belonging. The discussion will focus on how poetry becomes a testimony, mapping the experience of a divided homeland and giving voice to the ongoing search for unity and continuity.

As part of the book festival, Maria Siakalli and Salamis Aysegul Sentug-Tugyan open a conversation on contemporary Cypriot poetry and the ways in which nature becomes a living symbol of homeland. Their presentation, titled "Nature as Homeland in Cypriot Poetry" , highlights how poets of the island transform the natural landscape into a repository of collective memory, a space of resilient identity, and an anchor of belonging. The discussion will focus on how poetry bears witness, mapping the experience of a divided homeland while giving voice to the ongoing search for unity and continuity.