Global Poetry
Global Poetry was founded as a project in the year 2000[1] to bring together poets from common people around the world with a view to exhibiting poetry that can inspire grassroots change at individual level, and to also bring together poetry that would become a force for social change. The project was initiated by Sumeet Grover, a poet from the Indian Sub-continent. Grover wrote about the project to then Director General of UNESCO and received an appreciative response.
Development[edit]
Global Poetry as a project therefore intended to develop this strong network of individuals to promote creativity and voices of resistance in a globalised world where in spite of highly accelerated benefits from globalisation, national, regional or ethnic identities still conflict with each other; being ignorant of a shared identity.
Soon after its founding, Global Poetry went on to become a part of the Transcend: Art and Peace Network,[2] the artistic branch of Johan Galtung's TRANSCEND, founded by Olivier Urbain and George Kent.
Mission[edit]
The mission of Global Poetry is:
- To actively encourage and enable the use of poetry to facilitate peacebuilding at personal, social and international levels,
- To use poetry as a means for initiating dialogue between people of different civilisations, countries or territories, and
- To promote the notion of a human identity, and human dignity towards global citizenship.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Inspiring Responsibility". UNEP and UNESCO. Archived from the original on 26 December 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Transcend:Art and Peace network". Transcend: Art and Peace Network. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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