World Poetry Day Cloud

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), #poetry is

"Practiced throughout history – in every culture and on every continent – poetry speaks to our common humanity and our shared values, transforming the simplest of poems into a powerful catalyst for dialogue and peace.

Held every year on 21 March, World Poetry Day celebrates one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity.

UNESCO first adopted 21 March as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard. World Poetry Day is the occasion to honour poets, revive oral traditions of poetry recitals, promote the reading, writing and teaching of poetry, foster the convergence between poetry and other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and raise the visibility of poetry in the media. As poetry continues to bring people together across continents, all are invited to join in."

Now as a writer, particularly from our region...

Do you know any of the poets in this cloud?

Even if you don't, what YOU can be doing to show support to your poet(s):

◇attending a reading

◇showing support to | leaving feedback for a poet

◇sharing a quote from a poet's work

◇choose a local poet's work as music in your socials instead (like I have ft. Stonedwithcupid aka Akeem Prescod-Chandler | Cyndi Celeste - assuring they earn royalties)

◇request a poet's work on the radio

◇learning about/ sharing a post about a poet

◇buying a poet's work

◇reading poetry

◇writing YOUR OWN poem (NOT AI!!)

◇creating/ sharing a poetry video

◇performing at/ hosting a reading/ slam

◇honouring/ learning about a forerunner

◇teaching others esp. young ones about poetry

◇hiring/ inviting a poet to your class

◇giving the poet near you a hug

◇ALL OF THE ABOVE?