Temple of Literature to hold 6th ‘Poem Day’

The largest verse festival in 2008 will take place on February 21 at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), Hanoi.

The 5th Vietnam Poem Day

Major activities will be reading and discussing poems, dialogues between poets and readers and setting verse in music, calligraphy, etc.

Readers will be called to participate in three contests: selecting the best poem, making parallel sentences, and writing poems.

Performing poems will be a special part of the festival, where famous poets will read and perform their verses with actors.

The 6th Poem Day will open at 8.30am. On February 18, the Hanoi Writers’ Association will organize a workshop entitled “Vietnamese poetry: renovation” to welcome the Poem Day.

(Source: VNE)