By Kōichirō Matsuura
The year 2008 is of particular significance for poetry. Indeed, the United Nations has...
UNESCO Director General Messages
UNESCO World Poetry Day Message 2007
By Kōichirō Matsuura
Poetry is as varied and fluctuating as the present. It is not graven in...
Poetry is as varied and fluctuating as the present. It is not graven in...
UNESCO World Poetry Day Message 2006
By Kōichirō Matsuura
The world constantly changes across time and space, from day to day, from one...
The world constantly changes across time and space, from day to day, from one...
UNESCO World Poetry Day Message 2005
By Kōichirō Matsuura
Poetry is a language which can remind us all of the magic of words,...
Poetry is a language which can remind us all of the magic of words,...
UNESCO World Poetry Day Message 2004
By Kōichirō Matsuura
Today, 21 March, we are all being invited to celebrate World Poetry Day. In...
Today, 21 March, we are all being invited to celebrate World Poetry Day. In...