This morning, February 16, in Hanoi , the Vietnam Writers Association held a press conference for the 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day.
At the press conference, poet Nguyen Quang Thieu - Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association said that this year's Vietnam Poetry Day is a gathering of poetry representatives of the ethnic groups in Vietnam. There, the invited poets will have their own unique poetic voices, carrying the identity of their ethnic groups, which perhaps just by appearing on stage, through their costumes and style, the audience will feel extremely excited.
Poet Nguyen Quang Thieu also emphasized that national unity is extremely important and Vietnam Poetry Day also carries that spirit. “We have selected outstanding poets who reflect the unique poetic emotions of many ethnic groups in the great national unity bloc. From the mountains and forests of the North to the Central region, up to the Central Highlands, down to the South Central region and all the way to the South. This year's Poetry Day will truly be a national harmony,” said poet Nguyen Quang Thieu.
Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association Nguyen Quang Thieu shared at the press conference.
According to the Organizing Committee, Poetry Day will bring to the public valuable poetic heritages in the poetry treasure of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups and typical works of ethnic poets or works written about nature, lands, and people of the Vietnamese ethnic groups on the S-shaped strip of land.
From the 14th, the public can start visiting the Memory House, Poetry Street, participating in the Poetry Quiz game; exchange sessions introducing authors and works of young poets; famous poets; activities of some poetry clubs in Poetry Shops arranged by the Organizing Committee.
The main events of Poetry Day will take place on the 15th day of the first lunar month. The morning session will be a discussion: “From the poet’s courage to his identity”, starting at 8:30, chaired by poet Nguyen Binh Phuong, Vice President of the Vietnam Writers Association, with the participation of many poets, scholars, and literary critics to explain the relationship between the courage and identity of poetic creation.
The evening was a Poetry Night called “The Harmony of the Country”. The program opened with a gong performance by the Muong ethnic group performed by artists from Hoa Binh province around 22 torch stands, corresponding to the number of the 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day. Next were the main contents of the Poetry Night, including 4 parts: Performance and reading of poems by authors from the Northern region; International poets participating in the exchange and reading of poems; Performance and reading of poems by authors from the Central - Central Highlands and Southern regions; Resounding echoes.
The works performed in the Poetry Night include poetic stories and epics: “A Hundred Birds and Hundreds of Flowers” of the Tay ethnic group; “Birth of Land and Water” of the Muong ethnic group and “Xong Chu Xon Xao” (Farewell to My Lover) of the Thai ethnic group. These are poetic masterpieces in the folk literature treasure of the ethnic groups of Vietnam.
Poems by 16 domestic and international authors will be read directly by the authors or performed by poets and artists. Some of the poets whose works will be presented at the Poetry Night include: Nong Quoc Chan, Duong Khau Luong (Tay ethnic group); Lo Ngan Sun (Giay ethnic group); Po Sao Min (Pa Di ethnic group); Ly Huu Luong (Dao ethnic group); Kieu Mai Ly (Cham ethnic group); Thach Do Ni (Khmer ethnic group); Thai Hong (Hoa ethnic group); Bui Tuyet Mai (Muong ethnic group); Cam Giang - Bac Van Ui, Do Thi Tac, Nguyen Phuc Loc Thanh (Kinh ethnic group)...
This year's Poetry Night program is a harmonious and balanced combination of theatrical elements in poetry performance, using musical effects, performance, sound, light, costumes, etc., while maintaining the traditional way of reading poetry of poets, with the desire to bring the audience a complete enjoyment of excellent poetry works of national poets.
This year's Poetry Day design has many new and unique features, creating a space with special meaning. The Nguyen Tieu Poetry Night is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month, so the moon was chosen as the design language for the art space. The Poetry Gate is a crescent moon winding on its full journey on the full moon. Passing through the Poetry Gate is a Poetry Road decorated with stylized young leaves, with motifs on the costumes of the ethnic groups of Vietnam. On each leaf is written a good poem selected by the Organizing Committee. There will be a total of 54 poems, corresponding to the number of 54 ethnic groups.
Scene of the press conference this morning.
Next is the Poetry Tree, on top of which is a half moon, below which are 54 poetic riddles hung on the branches. The audience can participate in the riddle game: read the poem, name the author correctly and receive a prize. The final destination is the main stage - a full moon, ending the journey of the crescent moon from the poetry gate to the Poetry Night venue.
Right in the middle of the sacred axis, this year the Organizing Committee continues to build the Memory House space, which is a place to display memorabilia, artifacts, and works of 12 typical poets, headed by poet - President Ho Chi Minh and 11 ethnic poets who have won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for literature and art.
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