The annual Vietnamese Poetry Day will be organised as a festival with myriad activities, said Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, on February 19.
Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)ꦛ – The annual Vietnamese Poetry Day will be organised as a festival with myriad activities, said Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, on February 19.
According to poet Huu Thinh, this year’s event, the 14 th of its kind, will take place at Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature ) on February 22 or the 15 th day of the first lunar month.
Poetry lovers are expected to enjoy a festive atmosphere totally different from previous Poetry Days, with a string of art performances, exchanges with authors, and exhibitions.
Pieces of poetry introduced at the event will highlight the country’s seas and islands, and the 12 th National Party Congress, he said.
There will be a playground for up to 200 children from schools and poetry clubs in Hanoi , and another for young poets from cities and provinces nationwide, Huu Thinh added.
Since its debut on Nguyen Tieu (the 15th day of the first lunar month) in 2003, Vietnam Poetry Day, the biggest poetry event in the country, has become a national spring tradition.
Starting out as an initiative from the Vietnam Writers' Association, Poetry Day has been organised in many provinces and cities to honour poetry, which has been an integral part of Vietnamese culture for thousands of years.-VNA
The 12th annual Vietnam Poetry Day, themed “Nation’s Spring – From Dien Bien to Truong Sa” opened in Hanoi’s Temple of Literature on February 14 with a series of poetry recitals by writers from across the city. They read varied verses on Vietnam’s seas and islands, the beauty of nature, love and modern living.
The 2nd Asia Pacific Poetry Festival, bringing together over 650 writers, poets and translators from 40 countries and territories throughout the world, was launched on March 2 at the Hanoi Opera House.
The HCM City Art & Literature Association, the southern city of Can Tho, and the northern province of Hoa Binh launched respective Vietnamese Poetry Days 2015 on March 4.
Poetry lovers from within and outside the country flocked to Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (the Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 5 to join in National Poetry Day, the biggest poetry festival in the country, spotlighting the national sea and islands.
Poem recital and artistic activities will be performed at the Vietnam Poetry Day 2016, to be held in Hanoi on February 22 or the 15th day of the first lunar month.
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Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, (Photo: VNA)
