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title: "Poetry closes the Sixth Albatross and Petrel Conference in Barcelona"
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# Poetry closes the Sixth Albatross and Petrel Conference in Barcelona

The 6th International Albatross and Petrel Conference ([IAPC6](http://iapc6.info/)) held in Barcelona, Spain last month ended with scientist and poet Víctor Bonetarbolí reading out a poem he had written especially for the conference in both [Catalan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_language) and English.  He was introduced by conference organizer, Jacob González-Solís, who gave the closing address, which included making the awards for the best oral and poster presentations by students.  The closing address with the student awards and poetry reading may be viewed and listened to on a video link that can be found on the conference website ([click here](http://iapc6.info/)).

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/People/Victor_Bonetarboli.jpg)

 Víctor recites his poem at the IAPC6 Closing Ceremony

 **potser en altres planetes**

 s’ocupen més de viure que no pas de no morir  
 i no busquen problemes per a tantes solucions  
 que arriben atzaroses  
 a mans de qui les vol  
 potser en altres planets  
 no amunteguen tan de saber  
 en castells que fan de talaia  
 o que no vegis res

 potser en altres planets  
 saben que el morir-se  
 és problema o enigma que es resol en sí mateix:  
 només cal conjugar el verb

 **maybe in other planets**

 they care more about living than about trying not to die  
 and they do not look for problems to so many solutions  
 falling by chance  
 to the hands of a willing man

 maybe in other planets  
 they do not pile so much knowledge  
 making castles from where to watch over  
 or that prevent the sight

 maybe in other planets  
 they know that to die  
 is a problem or enigma that is solved in itself:  
 you simply need to conjugate the verb

 *víctor bonetarbolí, *Tucston – La Barceloneta – Tucston, setembre 2016

 Click [here](http://www.acap.aq/en/news/latest-news/2603-the-sixth-albatross-and-petrel-conference-went-off-well-in-spain-last-month-whither-iapc7) for a report on the conference and a list of oral and presentation presentations on ACAP-listed species and on bycatch issues.

 With thanks to Jacob González-Solís.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 20 October 2016*