Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of expression and identity. In every culture, poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and expression.
UNESCO first adopted World Poetry Day during its General Conference in Paris in 1999. It is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals and foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting.
From sonnets to haikus, from elegy to epic, from rhyme to
free form… poetry has been luring us to multiple perspectives. And it is these
varied visions that invoke insight, inspiration and even action. Revolutions as
well as reformations have been triggered by the power of poetry.
Poetry has always been a great teacher. In the
kindergarten, we learn easily with rhyme. In higher education, the relegation
of poetry leads to difficulties in learning. However, lyrics of ‘we didn’t
start the fire’ helped us remember historical sequences.
When we choose to indulge in poetry, it leads us to
interesting perspectives. It transports us into a world of insights and
possibilities. It takes us back to being child-like, open-minded and eager to
embrace the new.
Indulge in the poetic brew
Explore perspectives new!
- Pravin K. Sabnis
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