Cuba participates in World Poetry Day

While creators from different latitudes promote the evolution of this manifestation, the island’s Minister of Culture, Albedo Alonso, noted the value of the verses as “the highest expression of spirituality and human creativity.”

And from the social networking site Twitter, he congratulated the head of the sector and the writer, “especially the Cuban poets. In Cuba, poetry defined the nation. He also made poetry and made the homeland.”

During the day, the Caribbean country will be a theater for poets with works promoted by the Casa de la Poesía, in this capital, among them a poetry tour through the streets and places of Havana, as well as readings and recitations of poems.

Andres Pérez-Vicedo, Lisette Núñez González, Victor Joel Ariosa and Senesio Verdesia Diaz will participate in the meeting, while different cultural institutions will host spaces for dialogue on this topic.

The International Day, which is celebrated on March 21 every year, was launched in 1999 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in recognition of the power of poetry as a social tool to raise awareness about social problems.

Well, “as a form of intimate expression that allows the individual to open up to others, poetry enriches the dialogue that stimulates all human progress and is more necessary than ever in turbulent times,” said UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.

Likewise, the designation is an opportunity to promote linguistic diversity, encourage visibility of languages ​​at risk and remember those people who made verse their weapon with distinction, such as Cuba’s national poet, Nicholas Guillén.

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