Xunta publishes 'Lugopoética 2026' featuring works by 12 poets

The book, a collaboration between the Egeria collective, Uned Lugo, and supported by the Xunta, highlights local creative talent.

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Generic image of a stone Galician town hall facade with an ornate balcony and iron railings, in warm afternoon light.

The General Secretariat for Linguistic Policy of the Xunta de Galicia today presented the book Lugopoética 2026 in Lugo, a compilation of works and reflections by 12 Galician poets.

The territorial delegate of the Xunta in Lugo, Alfonso Villares, emphasized at the presentation that the initiative aims to "highlight the talent of our creators" and promote Galician literary production. The book is the result of the eponymous contest, which celebrated its third edition this year.
The initiative, organized by the collective Egeria, Brandán Comunicación, and Uned de Lugo, included six sessions between February and June, each featuring a pair of authors and coordinated by writer Xosé Carlos Ulloa.
The participating creators in this edition are Diana Varela Puñal, Chelo Gayoso Díaz, Alicia Fernández Díaz, Elena Pérez López, Xosé Lois García, Ramón Rodríguez Porto, Xacobe Sánchez Quintela, Xosé Antón Cascudo, Eduardo Carreira López, Ánxela Gracián, Ana Mar Fraga Rábade, and Mari Luz Balsa Rábade.
The presentation event took place at the Concello de Lugo and was attended by the mayoress, Elena Candia; the president of Egeria, Xulio Xiz; the director of the associated center of Uned in Lugo, Ana Traseira, and several of the authors featured in the publication.
Based on information from the official source: Secretaría Xeral de Política Lingüística (19/10/2026)