txt: 2010 World Poetry Day “The Words of Nature, the Nature of Words” – UNESCO
Doubling as International Year of Biodiversity and of the Rapprochement of Cultures, 2010 celebrates two essential facets of diversity: the heritage which is key to human life on Earth. Through poetry and science, humanity has been able to capture a full range of the world’s diversity. From their distinctive perspectives, poetry and science embody humanity’s noblest quest: that which UNESCO’s Constitution identifies as “the unrestricted pursuit of truth”.
video: Forgetfulness – Billy Collins Animated Poetry on youtube
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