Saturday: Seventh International Poetry Festival
The Department of Community & Cultural Affairs and the Bermuda National Library believe that poetry, like music, has charms to soothe the savage breast — and the Seventh International Festival of Poetry: The Word in the World will be built around the theme of peace and reconciliation.
Being held on Saturday [May 18] at the Queen Elizabeth Park [formerly Par-la-Ville Park] adjacent to the library, the event will feature an array of Bermudian poets reading from their work.
“We are calling upon all peoples to join our Poetic Assembly!” said a spokesperson for the event. “Let us sow poetry to reap Peace. May neighbours gather in every community, every city, wherever such a meeting is possible or impossible.
” … May our flames end the night of war and greed, creating a long day in which our children can play. Open the windows to the collective song that will unite all peoples in this urgent task of creating fraternity.
“Our response to the merchants of hate is to join hands, sing, and open their eyes, to affirm the immense power of love that expresses brotherhood and sisterhood in every language. And may the [fruits] of poetry be shared in the great banquet of the future that humanity yearns for so urgently. May the word in the world keep growing in each and every one of us, reaching out to meet all the needs of all peoples!”
The poetry festival — which is free to the public — gets underway at 4 p.m.
For more information please contact the Bermuda National Library at 295-3104 or the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs at 292-1681.
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