Almost 150 poets from 40 countries, territories to celebrate Vietnam Poetry Day

The 13th Vietnam Poetry Day is expected to attract nearly 150 poets from 40 countries and territories around the world when it is commemorated in early March, according to local media. The week-long event will be organized by the Vietnam Writers’ Association from March 1 to 7 in the Vietnamese capital city of Hanoi and the northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Bac Ninh. Its activities include the third international conference on Vietnamese literature, the second Asia-Pacific Poetry Festival, and the 13th Vietnam Poetry Day. About 550 writers and poets will take part in the event, 150 of whom are poets coming from 40 countries and territories around the world, including the U.K, France, Australia, Brazil, Cuba, and Pakistan. There will be 15 typical, carefully selected Vietnamese poets reciting poems in French. The poems will be illustrated by a French painter. Around 100 Vietnamese poets have been assigned to welcome typical international poets and writers. This year, the event will also feature a special section to promote traditional arts including “hat van,” also known as “chau van” or “hat bong” (traditional northern spiritual singing) and “hat xam” (northern street folk music). During seven days, international delegates will visit Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh, the Vietnam Museum of Literature in Hanoi, and the Kinh Bac cultural center square in the northern city of Bac Ninh to listen to “quan ho” (Bac Ninh folk love duets). Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get…