April 21st is poetry day. World Poetry Day
“Every poem is a veil stretched over the edges of words. These words shine like stars, and because of them the poem exists.” The opinion of Alexander Blok, a wonderful Russian poet, will certainly coincide with the point of view of anyone who is naturally talented and writes poetry with enthusiasm. Unfortunately, today poetic art does not have the same value that “music of the soul” acquired in the era of Alexander Pushkin or Anna Akhmatova. However, there is still hope for the revival of past traditions, because Every year on March 21, authors and readers celebrate the holiday, designed to remind the inhabitants of the planet about the existence of the Beautiful World.
History of the holiday
The holiday on March 21, World Poetry Day, was established not so long ago: in 1999, in the capital of France, within the framework of the 30th UN General Assembly. Events dedicated to the newly created World Poetry Day were also held there. The main goal annual world day poetry, first of all, is an introduction to the art of poetry modern people, far from romance and lyrical thinking. After all, it is known that the problem of a dying culture is becoming more acute every year.
In addition, due to the popularization of market relations, poetry is considered simply unprofitable from a commercial point of view, and therefore superfluous in the list of spheres human activity. Therefore, World Poetry Day is needed by society in order to dispel pessimistic misconceptions.
The holiday of March 21 - World Poetry Day - is a real opportunity to show your creativity so that others would learn about the talent of a nearby, unknown poet.
As part of this wonderful spring holiday, thematic events are held on March 21, where an already accomplished writer can communicate with a novice author, and the latter can learn a lot of useful things from a conversation with a more experienced colleague.
Representatives of organizations such as creative clubs and small publishing houses have a chance to offer their services to everyone in need of promoting poetic works and become a meeting place for people of art.
In Russia, World Poetry Day receives a lot of attention. It has already become a tradition to celebrate this holiday with the active support of the Taganka Theater. And a few years ago, celebrations began to take place in other cultural organizations: for example, in State center contemporary art. Poetry evenings, where authors publicly perform their the best works, intellectual competitions on poetic themes - all this takes place every year on the holiday of March 21 for more than 10 years.
The emergence and development of poetry
To confirm their words, the ancestors of modern Scandinavians told a legend about two magical peoples opposing each other - the Vanir and the Aesir. When the irreconcilable enemies were tired of endless wars, they concluded a truce, sealing it with the creation of the wise dwarf Kvasir from his own saliva. However, the phenomenal knowledge of the man-made creature in all areas of knowledge did not please two residents - Galar and Fyalar. The cunning people decided to kill the sage, which they did not fail to do. The scoundrels placed the blood of the dead know-it-all in a cauldron and added honey. The resulting mixture was called “the honey of poetry,” and anyone who tasted the wonderful drink acquired the talent of a poet...
Well, what do scientists say? Experts in the field historical science The composition of the first poetic work is attributed to the priestess En-khedu-an, the daughter of the Sumerian ruler. It was a hymn in honor of the gods. The historian Thomas Love Peacock tried to divide the entire period of the existence of poetry into several eras. In total, he got four time periods, each of which differed from the previous one in features unique to it.
According to Peacocke, poetry appeared long before the advent of writing. The earliest poetic forms were primitive odes glorifying warriors performing feats, ruling the people and other prominent personalities. This was the Iron Age of poetry. After him came the golden era, to characteristic features which included praise not of living, but of great ancestors, figurative language, originality of poetic turns, and the appropriate level of knowledge of the authors. During this period, the poets Homer, Sophocles, etc. worked.
The Silver Age included the development of two types of poetry: original, with the use of satirical and didactic notes, and imitative, consisting in a peculiar processing of varieties of poems of the previous era.
The final stage was the Copper Age of the art of creating “music of the soul,” the end of which was marked by the advent of the dark era of the Middle Ages. Afterwards, as Thomas Love Peacock argues, poetry only returned to periods already passed, without making the slightest attempt to give humanity something new.
Poems and modernity
Today's society perceives poetic works differently than the society of past centuries. There is less and less meaning in poetry, more and more obviously inappropriate epithets and metaphors, and the idols of youth are increasingly becoming authors who are fluent in writing obscene poetry. But even in the current situation, it cannot be said that “music of the soul” has outlived its usefulness. It’s enough to look at large poetry Internet portals like “Stihi.ru”, “Poeziya.ru”, etc. to understand: in our country (I think in the world too) there are many amazing poets, but most of them are unknown to readers printed publications... However, every author “from among the people” always has a chance to make himself known for more high level, go beyond the network space - although, mostly, not without attracting funds. However, there are often exceptions here, which is good news.
Poetry is an original language, understandable to everyone, but suitable for explanation only to a select few. Poems are not just rhymed lines built taking into account a certain rhythm, but an indicator of the level of public culture. Dedicate the day of March 21 to reading lyrical truths, and you will feel a symphony of light pouring into your heart. And perhaps you will understand how right Rasul Gamzatov was, who wrote the following poem:
“Poetry, you are not the servant of the strong,
You protected those who were humiliated
You covered for everyone who was offended
I saw those in power as an enemy.
Poetry, you and I don’t suit us
Raise your honest voice for the strong,
You can't look like a bride
Which self-interest leads to the crown"
We congratulate all connoisseurs of high culture and creativity on March 21, World Poetry Day. Poetry is our cultural past, present and future. Poetry makes us connoisseurs of kind and polite words; poetry instills in us restraint, respect for people, and teaches us to value human feelings and relationships.
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"Poetry is the music of the soul"
Voltaire
In 1999, at the 30th session of the UNESCO General Conference, it was decided to celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21. The first World Poetry Day was held in 2000 in Paris, where UNESCO headquarters is located.
“Poetry,” says the UNESCO decision, “can be the answer to the most pressing and profound spiritual questions modern man- but for this it is necessary to attract the widest possible public attention to it. In addition, World Poetry Day should provide an opportunity for small publishing houses, whose efforts mainly bring creativity to readers, to express themselves more widely modern poets, literary clubs that revive the age-old tradition of the living, sounding poetic word.” It is believed that the most ancient hymn-verses were created in the 23rd century BC. The author of the poems is the poetess-priestess En-hedu-ana, about whom it is only known that she was the daughter of the Akkadian king Sargon, who conquered Ur (territory of Iran). En-hedu-ana wrote about the moon god Nanna and his daughter, the goddess morning star Inanna. Today, traditionally, in many countries around the world, on the occasion of World Poetry Day, literary evenings, festivals, presentations of new books, literary prizes are awarded, etc. This Day, UNESCO believes, is intended to serve the creation of mass media a positive image of poetry as a truly modern art, open to people. Thanks to its associations, metaphors, and its own grammatical structure, the language of poetry is another reflection of communication between cultures, promoting mutual understanding and bringing peoples closer together.
The Yale Young Poets Group Award is well known in the Americas. It was established in 1919 and is the oldest annual poetry award in the United States. It is awarded to America's most promising young poets.
And, for example, in China, poetry readings are even held in honor of the dragon boat festival.
In Moscow, the first Poetry Day was held on March 21, 2000 at the Taganka Theater on the initiative of the DOOS group led by the poet Konstantin Kedrov. Since then, the celebration of Poetry Day, which traditionally takes place with the support of the Taganka Theater, is celebrated annually with a variety of poetry events that take place in theaters, literary clubs and salons. Since 2005, the national literary prize “Poet” has been awarded in Russia.
IN recent years this holiday is also celebrated at the Moscow Art Theater, the State Center for Contemporary Art, large book centers such as Biblio-Globus and other cultural institutions. The International Festival "Biennale of Poets" is held annually in Moscow, and the "Moscow Account" prize and the poetic Oscar of the Russian capital are awarded. Another award, which is called "Moscow Transit", is an expression of the unflagging interest of the Moscow literary community and Moscow readers in the poetic work of authors working outside the capital. In Moscow, one of the cultural and poetic capitals of the world, the celebration of World Poetry Day usually lasts about 10 days.
In 2008, the program of World Poetry Day in Moscow included a kind of poetry marathon, a presentation of new books, a course of lectures on poetry of the last thirty years, the presentation of various poetry prizes, and much more. In 2009, on the day of the holiday, a solemn event was held in the Central House of Writers with the establishment of the “Union of Internet Poets”, speeches by famous literary figures and the presentation of a new literary competition"People's Poet".
The sites of aspiring poets “Poems. Ru" and "Posiya. Ru”, where any aspiring poet can publish his poems and get advice from a more experienced fellow writer. Almost 300 thousand authors are registered on the Stikhi.ru server alone, and the daily audience is about 50 thousand visitors, who in total view more than a million pages.
Today it is no longer possible to imagine our life without poetry... Without holiday greetings, without songs, without Pushkin, Lermontov, Shakespeare, modern authors... How much more colorless our already difficult life would become without the magic and music of the poetic word. Poetry Day in Russia is an occasion to congratulate at least a million poets, and an even larger number of admirers of their talent. And how many other people who, although they do not write poetry, can say that poetry lives in their souls. Let's congratulate each other on such a wonderful holiday!
World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21st. In 2020, the holiday takes place for the 21st time. Participating in the celebrations literary associations, fans of poetry, journalists, editors, critics, translators, teachers, students and graduates of philological educational institutions, people passionate about writing poetry.
The purpose of the holiday is to introduce people to poetry and provide an opportunity for young talents to express themselves.
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History of the holiday
Poetry Day first appeared in 1938 in the American state of Ohio. It was initiated by the poet Tessa Sweezy Webb. The holiday took place on October 15 - the birthday of the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In 1951 it was celebrated as National Poetry Day 38 American states and Mexico.
World Poetry Day was officially established by the resolution of the 30th session of the General Conference of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) on November 15, 1999. The holiday was first held on March 21, 2000. In Russia, it was celebrated in Moscow at the Taganka Theater.
Holiday traditions
Participants in celebrations give each other rare books, share impressions of works, recite poems, discuss new works.
IN educational institutions Theme evenings are organized. Students give presentations on the lives of literary figures and recite rhymed lines from memory.
Radio and television stations broadcast programs about the life and work of poets.
- In the Russian language there are words that do not rhyme: muskrat, lark, frost, embankment, user, wire, torso.
- There are 22 thousand in Pushkin's works different words, Lermontov - 15 thousand.
- In poems about nature by Russian poets, the following three trees are most often found: birch, pine and oak.
- In Russian, verbs that end in “at” rhyme best. There are 5.5 thousand variants of rhymes for them.
- The first poetess is considered to be the Akkadian princess Enheduanna, who lived in the 23rd century BC.
- The Chinese Emperor Qianlong, who reigned in the 18th century, executed the authors of sad poems.
- Scientists from the University of Liverpool in the UK have concluded that reading poetry activates the brain.
In 1999, at the 30th session of the UNESCO General Conference, it was decided to celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21 every year. The first World Poetry Day was held in Paris, where UNESCO's headquarters are located.
“Poetry,” says the UNESCO decision, “can be the answer to the most pressing and profound spiritual questions of modern man - but for this it is necessary to attract the widest possible public attention to it.”
Poetry unites countries, peoples, cultures and helps people understand each other. For centuries, thoughts and feelings, expressed in poetic form, have penetrated the hearts of people, reminding us that we are all one big family and that we, although so different, are actually very similar to each other.
Celebrating World Poetry Day, UNESCO also draws our attention to the amazing ability of the poetic word to awaken creative abilities in a person.
Poetry can be the answer to any questions of a modern person. One of the main goals of the Day is to encourage linguistic diversity and support endangered languages through poetry. Moreover, World Poetry Day is intended to provide an opportunity to better express themselves to small publishing houses, whose efforts mainly bring the work of modern poets to readers, and to literary clubs that revive the age-old tradition of the living, sounding poetic word.
This Day, according to UNESCO, is intended to promote the development of poetry, the return to the oral tradition of poetry readings, the teaching of poetry, the restoration of dialogue between poetry and other forms of art, such as theatre, dance, music, painting, as well as the encouragement of publishing and creation in the media mass media of a positive image of poetry as a truly modern art, open to people.
It is believed that the most ancient hymn poems were created in the 23rd century BC. The author of the poems is the poetess-priestess En-hedu-ana, about whom it is only known that she was the daughter of the Akkadian king Sargon, who conquered Ur (territory of Iran). En-hedu-ana wrote about the moon god Nanna and his daughter, the goddess of the morning star Inanna.
Currently, on this Day all over the world - in cultural institutions, educational institutions, creative groups, etc. - various poetry concerts, author readings, conferences and seminars dedicated to poets and their work, presentations of new poetic literature are held.
Literature news
July 27, 2019 We published the story “Flashmob” by Narod Rosseyanych Terpelkin. This amazing and brilliant, let’s not be afraid of this word, work was sent by the author, who has already been published on our website, and even became a winner of the “Quick Liter” Prize with the story “Triumph at the Extradition.”
In our opinion, every resident of Russia must read the story “Flashmob” and do everything exactly as it is written. And then, we are sure, our country will live completely differently. Thank you, People Rosseyanych Terpelkin, for entrusting us with the publication of this story.
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From history
World Poetry Day was established at the 30th session of the UNESCO General Assembly in 1999. The assembly delegates decided to celebrate this holiday annually on March 21.
The first day of poetry on March 21, 2000 was held simultaneously at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris and at the Taganka Theater in Moscow. The initiator of the celebration of this day in Russia was DOOS (Voluntary Society for the Protection of Dragonflies), led by the poet Konstantin Kedrov. The core of the holiday was the works of members of the DOOS. Andrei Voznesensky, Elena Katsyuba, Alina Vitukhnovskaya, Mikhail Buznik and Konstantin Kedrov himself read their poems from the stage of the Taganka Theater that evening. Despite the rather short preparation time, the event received a very wide response, and the Kultura TV channel released a separate television film dedicated to this holiday.
Since then, this Day has brought together poets of our country more than once. Over the years, World Poetry Day celebrations have taken place in various art galleries and clubs. The 2nd, 6th and 7th poetry festivals were again held at the Taganka Theater. And the 10th anniversary of World Poetry Day took place at the Central House of Writers with the support of the largest literary portals in our country, Stihi.ru and Proza.ru. Not only Muscovites and residents of the Moscow region, but also poets from other regions came to celebrate the 11th World Poetry Day in 2010. In total, more than a thousand people came to the Central House of Writers that evening.
Poet and nominee Nobel Prize in literature, Konstantin Kedrov proposed to UNESCO the idea of celebrating World Poetry Day on the vernal equinox 12 years ago, in 2000, and for the first time this holiday was held on the stage of the Taganka Theater with the support of the famous director Yuri Lyubimov.
“Poetry,” says the UNESCO decision, “can be the answer to the most pressing and profound spiritual questions of modern man - but for this it is necessary to attract the widest possible public attention to it.”
Moreover, World Poetry Day is intended to provide an opportunity to better express themselves to small publishing houses, whose efforts mainly bring the work of modern poets to readers, and to literary clubs that revive the age-old tradition of the living, sounding poetic word.
This Day, UNESCO believes, is intended to create a positive image of poetry in the media as a truly modern art, open to people.
It is believed that the oldest hymn poems were created in the 23rd century BC. The author of the poems is the poetess-priestess En-hedu-ana, about whom all that is known is that she was the daughter of the Akkadian king Sargon, who conquered Ur (territory of Iran). En-hedu-ana wrote about the moon god Nanna and his daughter, the goddess of the morning star Inanna.
Interesting facts
March 21 is celebrated:
International Puppeteer Day
International Nowruz Day
Youth Day in Tunisia
Tree Day in Italy
March 21 in history:
1999
(13 years old)- After a 478-hour journey, Bertrand PICCARD and Brian JONES became the first people to circle the Earth in a hot air balloon.
1990
(22 years old)- The independence of Namibia, which had been under the rule of South Africa for 75 years, was declared.
1975
(37 years old)- A three-thousand-year-old monarchy is being overthrown in Ethiopia.
Congratulations:
All poets, poetesses
Gently congratulations,
Cool muse, inspiration
And we wish you love!
Well, you, our poet,
Always be with love
Physical education and exercises -
The right path to health!
Let it be easy and relaxed
The verse falls on the sheet,
Let your creative spirit
Will last a lifetime!