La via Valls i Pitó Arias

From a common Greek space, Guim Valls and Tomàs Arias will read poems that will revolve around the experience of human love and sensual desire, the idea of god or gods and the despair of seeing how something moves away the closer you get to it. 

By Blanca Llum Vidal

Guim Valls (Barcelona, 1992) has published the poetry books Quincalla del segle (Roure Edicions, 2015), La mà dins la roda (Viena Edicions, 2017) and Pitó (Edicions Poncianes, 2020). He has participated in recitals of all kinds, either solo or as a member of the Nicomedes Mendes poetry action and improvisation group.   

Tomàs Arias Soler was born in Guardiola de Berga in 1966. He has published Romanços (2004), Odi sobre tela (2011), En fi, començo (2015), which contains two books: L'estranya presència and 48 poemes; La via Àpia (2018); and Morir de set vora la font (2024). He has recited his poems on stages all over Catalonia, Mallorca, Colombia, New York, Mexico, France, El Salvador, Honduras and in various cities in Ukraine. EX is a philologist, poet and music student. He works as a Catalan teacher at the Italian Lyceum in Barcelona.

Guim Valls. Picture by Marc Valls.