By Korea.net Honorary Reporter Nnenna Ukandu
Photos = Korean Cultural Center inward Nigeria
The Korean Cultural Center inward Nigeria, inward collaboration amongst AROJAH Concepts, held the 7th Korea – Nigeria Poetry Fiesta on March 21 inward Abuja.
World Poetry Day, which falls on March 21, was declared past times UNESCO inward 1991. The role of this hateful solar daytime is to promote the reading, writing, publishing in addition to didactics of verse about the world.
The Korean cultural centre has been boosting involvement inward Nigerian in addition to Korean poetry, in addition to has continuously hosted its verse festival since 2011.
This year, 588 submissions were received. The topic was “the put down of the nation.” Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 amount of 472 submissions were received inward the adult category, spell 116 verse form submissions were received inward the pupil category. Only 10 from each category were shortlisted, in addition to a in conclusion ii from each category were selected every bit prize-winners.
It was a delightful number every bit the poets inward the Arojah Theatre thrilled the audience amongst their amazing performances. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few students every bit good performed Korean poems.
Conversing spell swinging,
Self-portrait,
In the champaign filling upwardly amongst snow,
Gazing at Mudeungsan Mountain.
This was past times the legendary poet So Chong-ju (서정주) (1915-2000), considered the manful somebody nurture of modern Korean poetry. He wrote nether the pen elevate Midang, which way "not nonetheless fully grown, or a wishing to forever travel a immature child." He's considered i of the best 20th century Korean poets.
Awards were given out inward both categories. In the adult category, the shortlisted poets received NGN 50,000 (approximately USD $164), spell the prize-winners received NGN 100,000 each (USD $328). In the pupil category, the shortlisted poets won NGN 20,000 (USD $65) spell the prize winners received NGN 50,000 each (USD $164).
Also at the festival, a cross cultural verse anthology majority was dedicated to ii nifty poets: to Korean So Chong-ju in addition to to Nigerian Niyi Osundare. The anthology is titled “From Here to There.” It's a compilation of poems from Korea in addition to includes entries from the past times iii years of the festival. The majority was presented at the Korean Cultural Center in addition to was given out to guests.
Finally, attendants left the venue thrilled amongst the performances they saw, in addition to they were quite thankful that a re-create of the anthology majority was given to each of them for free.
We all hold off frontwards to adjacent year’s Korea-Nigeria Poetry Fiesta!
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