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World Poetry Day
21 March
"Arranged in words, coloured with images, struck with the right meter, the power of poetry has no match. As an intimate form of expression that opens doors to others, poetry enriches the dialogue that catalyses all human progress, and is more necessary than ever in turbulent times."
Audrey AzoulayDirector General of UNESCO
What UNESCO does for poetry
UNESCO decision
Records of the General Conference, 30th session, Paris, 26 October to 17 November 1999, v. 1: Resolutions
4 June 1965