Vietnamese literature will be introduced to international delegates as a
symbol of the people''s desire for freedom, happiness and independence,
poet Huu Thinh, chairman of the Viet Nam Writers'' Association, said.
A unique exhibition featuring painting, photography
and poetry by French-Vietnamese Eric Huynh, Cecille Marques from France
and Vietnamese Ton That Thanh Van has been a focal point of cultural
activities this month at L''Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Ha Noi.
Thousands of poetry lovers will participate in various activities to be
held from tomorrow in 50 cities and provinces throughout the country to
celebrate the annual Vietnamese Poetry Day.
A poetry collection commemorating General Vo Nguyen Giap has gathered
103 poems written by 103 writers throughout the country. The very
specific number represents the age of the well-known general, who died
last month.
Vietnamese poets Tran Dang Khoa and Nguyen Bao Chan are joining the
12th Val-de Marne International Poetry Festival in France, at the
invitation of Francis Combes, the festival director.
The 7th National Tang Poetry Festival has attracted
hundreds of poets representing the 2,500 members of UNESCO''s Club of
Vietnamese Tang Poetry to Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang
Ninh.
The value of poetry and music as well as ways to
use them in teaching and learning English were explained in a talk given
yesterday by Jeremy Harmer, an experienced teacher, trainer and author.
Vietnamese poets and their counterparts from 26
countries and territories throughout the world took part in an exciting
array of activities arranged to celebrate Viet Nam Poetry Day 2012
yesterday.
82 poets from 28 countries around the world gathered in northern Quang
Ninh province this morning to take part in the first Asia Pacific Poetry
Festival.
