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| Excitement: Readers watch their favourite poets performing. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
Viet Nam News
HA NOI — The 15th Poetry Day was held on Saturday at the Temple of Literature, Viet Nam’s first national university. This year’s festival drew huge crowds of poetry lovers and poets to the landmark Ha Noi site.
Con Duong Thi Nhan (The pathway of Poets), which was set up at the site to honour over 200 outstanding poets and their works, created a decorative avenue throughout the Confucian establishment’s inner courtyards.
Nguyen Quang Thieu, deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Writers’ Association, said he was pleased with the positive reactions. "This year, more people came than we expected. I think one of the reasons is that the ceremony was held on the weekend and we were lucky with good weather. We also learned many lessons from the past and improves our organising experience," said Thieu.
Tran Thi Chinh, a resident of the capital’s Ba Dinh District, said it took her a long time to get near the stage to watch performances because of the crowd. "All the performances were great, but sometimes it was too hard for me to hear them reciting the poem due to the noise," she added.
Tran Chien Thang, a student from Ha Noi National University of Education, said poetry day was a lively educational method to help young people learn about art history. “I do hope more and more activities like this will be organised for the public,” he said. — VNS
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| Poetry in motion: Dance performances to celebrate the poetry of Viet Nam attracted audiences. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
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| Widespread interest: Over 80 art programmes performed in two days. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
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| Never too young: A children’s poetry quiz. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
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| Celebration: Readers of all ages and walks of life thronged the poetry and literature book stalls. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
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| One of 200: A poet recite his latest work on stage. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
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| Huge crowds: Viet Nam Poetry Day 2017. — VNS Photo Doan Tung |
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