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A day celebrating poetry's expression of human experience and linguistic diversity, encouraging reading, writing and oral traditions.

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About World Poetry Day

UNESCO proclaimed World Poetry Day at its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, choosing 21 March. The observance also supports endangered languages and their expression through poetry.

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