21 March, 2023 is celebrated as World Poetry Day 2023. Every year on March 21, people throughout the world celebrate World Poetry Day to honour an expression of language with which they can all identify. Every country’s past contains poetry, which unites people through shared humanity and values. Even the most simple poems can spark conversation.
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The theme of World Poetry Day 2023 is “Always be a poet, even in prose.”
Poetry is a lovely medium for expression. The abstraction of poetry produces more feelings and emotions than any other genre of literature. Although it is thought that the “Epic of Gilgamesh” dates back to around 2000 B.C., poetry probably existed long before literacy was widely practised. Various forms of poetry have evolved over time and have followed fashion. The basic goal of poetry, whether it be in sonnets or rap lyrics, is to examine the human condition and evoke emotion. Poetry evokes thoughts from deep within and resonates with humanity’s existential questions.
Because PEN International officially proposed it after Tarak Günersel’s presentation at the 1997 Congress in Edinburgh, with the support of PEN Turkey and Melbourne PEN, World Poetry Day UNESCO now has it on the calendar. (Gülseli Inal et al. and Tark Günersel started the Poetic Space Lab in 1996.
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The 100th birthday of the renowned Macedonian poet, author, literary translator, and linguist Blae Koneski was commemorated on World Poetry Day in 2021 at the UNESCO offices in Paris. The Golden Wreath Prize of the Struga Poetry Evenings for 2021 was also announced at the same time, going to British poet Carol Ann Duffy.
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