National Poetry Day: Men and Women Who Make Writing an Art
Courtesy Internet
Published at: 17/05/2025 08:48 AM
On December 13, 2019, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, declared May 17 as National Poetry Day in honor of the birth of Achiles Nazoa.
The announcement was made during the 2019 National Culture Award ceremony and the inauguration of the Aquiles Nazoa Cultural House, the Head of State added that every May 17 it will be held in schools, high schools, universities, communes and throughout the Republic.
The Venezuelan people celebrate poetry in their day, as a cultural tool, of ideas, values and national identity that are possible thanks to the men and women who dedicate their lives to this important work.
Mazo News Team