Booths of poetry clubs attract the attention of many people - Photo: HO LAM
Ms. Tam, a teacher at Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School (Go Vap District), excitedly shared with Tuoi Tre Online .
On the morning of February 24, Vietnam Poetry Day opened at the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Literature and Arts Associations, attracting many artists and poetry lovers to attend.
This city I came to I love
Attending the opening ceremony of Vietnam Poetry Day were Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc - Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, architect Nguyen Truong Luu - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Literature and Arts Associations, People's Artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, writer Bich Ngan - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers Association, a number of veteran writers and poets and other delegates...
Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Loc - Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee beat the drum to open Vietnam Poetry Day in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: HO LAM
In her opening speech, writer Bich Ngan - President of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers Association - said: " Vietnam Poetry Day was born in the spirit of President Ho Chi Minh's poem Nguyen Tieu .
This year, Vietnam Poetry Day is part of the Lantern Festival, becoming a major cultural event of the city. Amidst the hustle and bustle of this land, we hope that the poems will shine and soar as a gift of love for the land, love for people and love for life."
Poetry Day takes the theme " This city I came to, I love", a verse from the poem " I came to, I love" by the late poet Hai Nhu.
Signboard with information of poets posthumously awarded with the Dedication Award placed at the entrance - Photo: HO LAM
According to the organizers, this is also the feeling that often appears in the hearts of everyone when setting foot in Ho Chi Minh City, whether it is just a visit or a lifetime of settling down to make a living.
Talking to Tuoi Tre Online, Mr. Vu Ky Hanh - son of poet Hai Nhu - said:
"Previously, my father's poetry career had not been widely spread to the Southern public.
Thanks to the support of the Ho Chi Minh City Writers Association, more poetry lovers know about Hai Nhu. This year's Lantern Festival Poetry Day is an example."
Within the framework of Poetry Day , there are exhibition spaces of 12 poetry clubs selected by the organizing committee of Vietnam Poetry Day. Each club has many activities such as: exhibition, sale of books on poetry, literature, poetry exchange, poetry reading... attracting participants.
The main stage entrance of Poetry Day displays famous poems set to music - Photo: HO LAM
On both sides of the central entrance to the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Literature and Arts Associations, famous poems set to music are displayed, such as: City of Love and Nostalgia (poet: Nguyen Nhat Anh, musician Pham Minh Tuan set to music), Walking in the scent of cajuput (author: Hoai Vu, musician Thuan Yen set to music) ...
At the center is the main stage of Vietnam Poetry Day . Here, there are performances of poetry recitation, singing songs adapted from poetry... to serve the public.
Singer Nguyen Phi Hung sings the song "Song of the Southern Land" written by folk musician, collector and researcher of Southern folk music Lu Nhat Vu and his wife, poet Le Giang, with lyrics - Photo: HO LAM
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