Vietnamese Poetry Day to be celebrated nationwide

The 9th Vietnamese Poetry Day

Nhan Dan – The Vietnam Writers’ Association has announced the programme for the 12th Vietnamese Poetry Day, scheduled to take place at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on February 14 (15/1 on the lunar calendar).

Under this year’s theme of ‘Nation’s Spring – From Dien Bien to Truong Sa’, the event aims to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory (1954-2014) and affirm national sovereignty.

The event is expected to attract a large gathering of poetry lovers, including more than 80 poets who are members of the Vietnam Writers’ Association from seven provinces and cities and six universities across the country, as well as 28 poetry clubs from Hanoi.

The highlight of the event will be a poetry exhibition featuring poems and portraits of poets active during the American War.

A series of activities has also been organised in 51 provinces and cities across the country in response to Vietnamese Poetry Day 2014.

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