21 March, World Poetry Day: the unrestricted pursuit of truth

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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One thought on “21 March, World Poetry Day: the unrestricted pursuit of truth

  1. bldherenow says:

    Hello, I would like to invite you to join; The Poetic Voice Community. It is a writer’s site where you can enter contests – add poetry and get feedback. The latest entries are listed on the blog posts. Click on link, and check us out! Then join, and post.

    Website: http://poeticvoice.ning.com/

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