Vietnam Poetry Day 2019 to open in February

Thứ Tư, 13/02/2019, 16:33

PSNews - The Vietnam Poetry Day 2019 will take place from February 15-21, in Hanoi, Quang Ninh and Bac Giang, the Vietnam Writers Association on February 13 reported. 

The opening ceremony of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day in 2018. Photo: VOV. 

The Vietnam Poetry Day is an annual activity on the occasion of Lunar New Year. It is regularly held on the 15th day of the first lunar month. 

This year - event will feature three programmes including the 4th International Conference of Promoting Vietnamese Literature; the 3rd International Poetry Festival and the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day. 

Specifically, the 4th International Conference of Promoting Vietnamese Literature will take place on February 16 in Hanoi. The opening ceremony of the 17th Vietnam Poetry Day will be held on February 17 and 19 respectively at Van Mieu Temple of Literature and Xuong Giang citadel, Bac Giang Province. The 3rd International Poetry Festival will be opened on February 18, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh Province.

On this occasion, the Vietnam Writers Association will introduce three new bilingual publications (Vietnamese - English) including: Overview of Vietnamese literature in 10 centuries; Collection of Vietnamese poetries and Collection of modern short stories of Vietnam. These three publlications. 

The closing ceremony of the event will be held on February 20, in Hanoi. 

By Linh Bui