Wilson Harris remembered on World Poetry Day
An evening of poetry at the Umana Yana celebrated the work of the late Sir Wilson Harris.
In observation of World Poetry Day, an evening of poetry in celebration of the works of the late Sir Theodore Wilson Harris was hosted on Thursday evening at the Umana Yana.
“Poetry is not limited to the artistic aspect; it is also a tool for formal and informal education,” said the Director-General of UNESCO, Aundrey Azoulay.
The event was hosted by the Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, and produced by the National School of Theatre Arts and Drama and the National Drama Company.
Sir Wilson Harris was a Guyanese poet, novelist and essayist whose work was highly influenced by Guyana’s rainforest and savannah landscape. He died on March 8, 2018 at the age of 96 at his home in Chelmsford, England.
Although World Poetry Day was celebrated internationally on March 21, the evening was filled with international, regional and Guyanese poetry in line with the theme Heart of the Forest. Poetry reciting came from representatives from the Embassy of Mexico, the High Commission of India, Chairman of the National Library Board, Petamber Persaud, and local dramatist, Mark Luke-Edwards.
Read more at the Guyana Chronicle.
