Unesco Proposed every 21st March as World Poetry Day since 1999.
The purpose or theme of world poetry day is to recall the role of poetry in the survival of ancient languages, in the development of the world, and the enlightenment of the world. As argued above, ancient war heroes were encouraged by poetry and the medieval age revolutionary heroes and their followers were also inspired and motivated by poetry. The global community is convinced that the development of the modern world is indebted to the poets of the past. They used language in various ways that led to the enrichment and beautification of human knowledge and understanding.
Source: Internationaleventday.com
And to conmemorate this day, we have chosen some classical and some modern poems. Which ones do you prefer?
Here you´ve got some poems by classical authors…
And now, some present-day authors…
