Inspirational words of beauty on display in HCM City

HCM City (VNA)- Almost 2,000 works by more than 1,000 poets, represented in
calligraphic form for the first time, are being exhibited in Ho Chi Minh City from
February 4-10 to mark Vietnam 's Poetry Day.

The poems have been carved onto various media, including earthenware, precious
stones and statues of celebrities, and include works by famous poets, such as Xuan
Dieu and The Lu, as well as 200 young poets.

Superior Bonze Thich Nhuan Tam, head of the organising board, said that the event,
co-sponsored by the Van Hanh Zen Seminary, the La (Leaf) Pagoda and the Mekong
Arts, aims to encourage young poets to pick up their pens and increase their
contributions to the nation's literature.--Enditem