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The 16th Vietnam Poetry Day officially open​s at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 2. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 16th Vietnam Poetry Day officially opened at Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on March 2. Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Huu Thinh said this year’s poetry day coincides with the 70th anniversary of the birth of famous poem “Nguyen Tieu” (the 15th day of the first lunar month) written by late President Ho Chi Minh. The organising board of the event is working to turn the Poetry Day into a festival for literature in general, he said. Since its debut on Nguyen Tieu (the 15th day of the first lunar month) in 2003, the Vietnam Poetry Day, the biggest poetry festival in the country, has become a national tradition, often taking place in the spring. Starting out as an initiative of the Vietnam Writers' Association, the Poetry Day has been organised in many provinces and … [Read more...] about Hanoi: 16th Vietnam Poetry Day opens

Poetry Day attracts a lot of visitors - Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A string of new activities are expected to take place within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day, scheduled to start on February 27 (the 12th of the first lunar month), in the hope of attracting more audiences. In the previous years, the even kicked off in the 15th day of the first lunar month and art performances honouring Vietnam’s poetry organised on the previous night. However, this year’s event, themed “Literature accompanying the nation”, will take place over four days, from February 27 to March 2. Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association Nguyen Tri Huan said the association issued 1,500 more invitations to members of poetry clubs compared to previous years to increase the presence of audience at the event. Four members from Japan’s poets association have been invited to exchange with Vietnamese poetry lovers on the occasion. A … [Read more...] about Vietnam Poetry Day experiments with new activities to attract audiences

A 3D scene of what the book street festival will look like in Ho Chi Minh City. During a recent press conference announcing details of the event, Tu Luong, Vice Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communications, said the book festival serves as a popular destination for many local people and foreign friends to enjoy. Guests are able to visit the occasion during the biggest and most important annual festival in Vietnam, which is set to get underway next month. The festival will be divided into three parts depending on genre, with children books to be put on display on Mac Thi Buoi street. The main area on Nguyen Hue street will feature a range of genres, whilst a specialized area for science, technology, economics, and culture, in addition to a coffee area, will be arranged on Ngo Duc Ke street. An image of the DK1 platform which will make an appearance for the festival To mark the occasion, prestigious publishers and distributors including Phuong … [Read more...] about Book street set to open in HCM City for Tet holiday

In Que Son district, Thinh presented ten gratitude houses to national contributors, 100 gifts to policy beneficiary families and poor households and 50 scholarships, each worth VND 1 million, to local needy students. She also handed over 10 computer sets, totally worth VND 330 million, to three local schools. In Dien Ban town, the Vice State President gave needy locals five gratitude houses, 300 gifts and 50 scholarships. Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presents scholarships to students with good academic records from Dong Phu Secondary School, in Que Son district The same day, in Duy Xuyen district, she gave gifts to 50 policy beneficiary families and poor households and handed over VND 450 million to the district People’s Committee to better care for needy people in the locality. Also on July 18, more than 50 cadres and artists of the Army Cheo (Popular Opera) Theater entertained wounded soldiers being cared of at the Thuan Thanh Convalescent Center, … [Read more...] about More gratitude activities held for national contributors

Teenagers release balloons printed with poems at last year’s Vietnamese Poetry Day at the Literature Temple in Hanoi (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Many critics and poets attending a workshop on contemporary poetry in Hanoi on February 27 agreed: the country is home to many poets, but few good poems. “Never before there have been so many poets and poetry fans,” said poet Vu Quan Phuong. There are dozens of thousands of poetry writers throughout the country. “There are about four thousand poetry collections published each year,” he said. “Poetry has become an elegant spiritual creative endeavour, which should be respected and encouraged. Composing poems has become a passion of the whole community, but few poetry reciting galas have been organised.” Big-name publishers are no longer interested in printing poetry collections. That’s why poets themselves pay their own money to publish their work and struggle to sell their books. Poet … [Read more...] about Many poets but few good poems: critics