That is the information shared by the Vietnam Writers Association at a press conference on February 16. Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association Nguyen Quang Thieu said: "The 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day in 2024 is organized to introduce to the public the precious poetic heritages in the poetry treasure of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups and typical works of ethnic poets or works written about the nature, lands, and people of the Vietnamese ethnic groups on the beloved S-shaped land.
The Vietnam Writers Association will invite poets and writers representing Vietnamese ethnic minorities such as Muong, Thai, Tay, Khmer, Ede, Cham, Hoa... from many regions of the country to Thang Long Imperial Citadel (Hanoi) to sing together "songs" about people, about the nation and about good things; participate in seminars and talks to discuss national cultural identity in poetic creations, solutions to both preserve national cultural identity and bring national culture closer to modernity, reaching out to the world..." - poet Nguyen Quang Thieu emphasized.
Chairman of the Vietnam Writers Association Nguyen Quang Thieu shared at the press conference
As the General Director of the 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day - Director Le Quy Duong shared: This year's Poetry Day will be held in the space in front of Doan Mon of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, which will be resplendent with the diverse beauty and colors of the Vietnamese ethnic groups. The overall design of this year's Poetry Day space is inspired by the theme "The Harmony of the Country", with the spirit of great national unity. The main events will take place on the sacred axis of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, from Doan Mon Gate to Hanoi Flag Tower.
The Nguyen Tieu Poetry Night is held on the full moon day of the first lunar month, so the moon was chosen as the design language for the art space. The poetry gate is a crescent moon winding on its full journey on the full moon day. Passing through the poetry gate is a poetry path decorated with stylized young leaves, with motifs on the costumes of the ethnic groups of Vietnam. On each leaf is written a good poem selected by the organizing committee. There will be a total of 54 poems, corresponding to the number of our 54 ethnic groups.
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Next is the poetry tree, on top of which is a half moon, below which are 54 poetic riddles hung on the branches. The audience can participate in the quiz: read the poem, name the author correctly and receive a prize. The final destination is the main stage - a full moon, ending the journey of the crescent moon from the poetry gate to the place where the poetry night takes place.
In the middle of the sacred axis, this year the organizing committee continues to build the Memory House space, which is a place to display memorabilia, artifacts, and works of 12 typical poets, headed by the poet - President Ho Chi Minh and 11 ethnic poets who have won the Ho Chi Minh Prize for literature and art. The Memory House has the architectural shape of a long house of the Central Highlands people.
"It can be said that the above design ideas are new and unique, and will create a space with special meaning for this year's Vietnam Poetry Day" - director Le Quy Duong affirmed.
The 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day will take place on January 15 and 16.
The 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day will take place on January 15 and 16. From the 14th (February 23, 2024), the public can start visiting the Memory House, Poetry Street, participating in poetry quizzes, meetings introducing authors and works of young poets; famous poets; activities of some poetry clubs in Poetry Shops arranged by the organizers.
On the full moon day of the first lunar month (February 24, 2024), the main events of Poetry Day will take place. In the morning, there will be a discussion: "From the courage to the identity of the poet", starting at 8:30, chaired by writer Nguyen Binh Phuong, Vice President of the Vietnam Writers Association, with the participation of many poets, scholars, and literary critics to explain the relationship between the courage and identity of poetic creation.
The evening was a Poetry Night called "The Harmony of the Country". The program opened with a Gong performance by the Muong ethnic group performed by artists from Hoa Binh province around 22 torch stands, corresponding to the number of the 22nd Vietnam Poetry Day. Next were the main contents of the Poetry Night, consisting of 4 parts: Part one: Performance and reading of poems by authors from the Northern region; Part two: International poets participating in the exchange and reading of poems; Part three: Performance and reading of poems by authors from the Central Highlands and the Southern region; Part four: Remaining echoes.
This year's Poetry Night program is a harmonious and balanced combination of theatrical elements in poetry performance.
The works performed in the Poetry Night include poetic stories and epics: Hundred Birds and Hundred Flowers of the Tay ethnic group; Birth of Land and Water of the Muong ethnic group and Xong Chu Xonxao (Farewell to My Lover) of the Thai ethnic group. These are poetic masterpieces in the folk literature treasure of the ethnic groups of Vietnam.
Poems by 16 domestic and international authors will be read directly by the authors or performed by poets and artists. Some of the poets whose works will be presented at the Poetry Night include: Nong Quoc Chan, Duong Khau Luong (Tay ethnic group); Lo Ngan Sun (Giay ethnic group); Po Sao Min (Pa Di ethnic group), Ly Huu Luong (Dao ethnic group), Kieu Mai Ly (Cham ethnic group), etc.
This year's Poetry Night program is a harmonious and balanced combination of theatrical elements in poetry performance, using musical effects, performance, sound, light, costumes..., in parallel with maintaining the traditional poetry reading style of the poets, with the desire to bring the audience a complete enjoyment of the excellent poetry works of national poets./.
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