World Poetry Day — 21st March
Appreciating poets and poetry via W9 prompt
Hello Paper Poetry writers,
Celebration time!! 🎉
As per UNESCO’s decree, 21st March is World Poetry Day.
UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.
World Poetry Day is an occasion to honor poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in the media.
As poetry continues to bring people together across continents, all are invited to join in. ~ Unesco.org
Poetry has been an ardent expression of emotions for thousands and thousands of years. When poetry was not written, it was sung, drawn, hymned on cave walls and tablets.
Poets were highly revered in courts and on the streets. However, scribes and bards were the most relied upon messengers as they captured the attention and hearts of the masses.
Since time immemorial, poets have…
