World Poetry Day: There are many lovers of art in the world. Artists are highly respected in the world. Especially of people associated with the field of literature. Poetry, poetry may be known by different names in different languages. But their feeling is the same. Be it the poetry of John Keats or the ghazal of Mirza Ghalib or the poetry of Muktibodh. Reading all these has its own pleasure. Why are we talking about poets today? Because today is World Poetry Day i.e. World Poetry Day. Why is World Poetry Day celebrated only on 21st March? What is the story behind this? Let us know.
Why is World Poetry Day celebrated?
The main objective behind celebrating World Poetry Day is to promote poetry and poets. Especially to encourage poets writing in regional languages and to preserve their culture. There is hardly any topic in the world on which some poet has not written a poem. World Poetry Day explains the relationship of poetry with art. Contribution of poetry in theatre, contribution of poetry in painting, and contribution of poetry in dance. Due to some reason, World Poetry Day is celebrated collectively in all NGOs, National Commissions, private institutions like schools, publication houses, museums etc.
Celebrated for the first time in the year 1999
In the year 1999, on March 21, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Sanskrit Organization i.e. UNESCO started celebrating this day as World Poetry Day. This was announced in the thirtieth United Nations conference held in Paris. Its objective was to promote people’s expression through poetry. To promote different languages of the world and their cultures. According to UNESCO records, the Moroccan National Commission had requested to celebrate this day as Poetry Day. Since when is World Poetry Day being celebrated all over the world on 21st March?
