As a part of the global celebration, the UNESCO Creative Cities of Literature, coordinated by the city of Granada (Spain), will undertake a joint celebration themed “Reconnecting People". World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in the media.
As poetry continues to bring people together across continents, all are invited to join in.
Where would you like to be reading this #WorldPoetryDay?
UNITED KINGDOM: To celebrate National Poetry Day, The British Museum are taking a look at the diverse world of poetry. In fact, this post alludes to the form of a haiku: 5 poems inspired by objects, 7 poems on objects, and 5 miscellaneous poetry-based nuggets from the Museum.
UNITED KINGDOM: To celebrate National Poetry Day, The British Museum are taking a look at the diverse world of poetry. In fact, this post alludes to the form of a haiku: 5 poems inspired by objects, 7 poems on objects, and 5 miscellaneous poetry-based nuggets from the Museum.
5 poems inspired by objects: You might have heard of John Keats being inspired by various Greek antiquities in the Museum to write his Ode on a Grecian Urn. Or that the statue of Ramesses II in Room 4 has an intimate connection with Shelley’s Ozymandias. It’s also a bit of an epic – so enjoy!
EXHIBIT: This Chinese painted scroll – ‘Reading in the Autumn Forest’ – transports us to the forest near Mount Baiyue (noe Mount Qiyun) in the east of China.
