Poet Nguyen Trong Tao shares a quick 30-minute poetry writing session

(Baonghean.vn)- At the exchange meeting on Vietnam Poetry Day in Dien Chau district on the afternoon of February 17, poet Nguyen Trong Tao interacted with poets inside and outside the province. The most interesting part was the 30-minute poetry writing contest..

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This is a program organized by Dien Chau Literature and Arts Association in collaboration with Tao Dan Mua Xuan Club of Nghe An Cultural Center and Muong Thanh Group with the theme 'Accompanying and creating'.

Poet - Musician Nguyen Trong Tao, along with many other poets from inside and outside the province, attended Vietnam Poetry Day in Dien Chau. Photo: Ngoc Son.

The exchange was considered to be exciting and engaging with many activities: exchanges, performances, composition competitions... Here, 32 poems by poets from Nghe An were selected by Nghe An Cultural and Arts Center to display and introduce to poetry lovers. There were 24 poems presented by the authors themselves on the spot...

Lantern Festival poetry recitation. Photo: Ngoc Son.

The most interesting thing about the 15th Poetry Day is that the Organizing Committee has held a contest to write quick and short poems. The maximum writing time is 30 minutes, the longest poem must not exceed 11 lines.

There were 19 poems by 19 authors composed on the spot. The organizers awarded prizes to 11 poems and these poems were performed right at the exchange.

Vo Ngoc Son

(Dien Chau Radio)