Today, December 24, 2021, the 7th Wuhan Poetry Festival opened in Wuhan. "Ouyang Jianghe and more than 100 other poets and critics gathered in Wuhan to send youth to Wuhan, stir up Jiangcheng, and become a poetic city of literature." The 7th Wuhan Poetry Festival lasts for 3 days and is jointly sponsored by Poetry Magazine, Zall Bookstore and Chinese Poetry.
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The poetry festival features the unveiling ceremony of the "Poetry Journal" counter of Zhuoer Bookstore, the new book sharing meeting of "To Youth - 40 Years of Youth Poetry Society", the exhibition of the manuscripts of the poets of the Youth Poetry Society, the selection and award of the 13th Wen Yiduo Poetry Award, the face-to-face of poets, and the "To Youth • To Wuhan" poetry in Jiangcheng - poetry concert.
I've always been a little confused, what is the purpose of the poetry festival? Improving the level of writing of poets? Share a poet's writing experience? Study the spirit of the National Congress of the Writers Association? But judging from the activities arranged by the poetry festival, it seems that this is not the case. It gives the impression that the poetry festival is a new book sale.
First of all, the first important activity of this poetry festival is the "Unveiling Ceremony of the "Poetry Journal" Counter of Zhuoer Bookstore". What kind of counter unveiling ceremony, to put it bluntly, is the counter that specializes in selling "Poetry Journal", and the purpose is not to sell "Poetry Journal"? Judging from the works currently published in the Poetry Journal, I don't know how long this counter can last. A counter, and an unveiling ceremony, is indeed grand enough.
Secondly, another highlight of this poetry festival is the "To Youth - 40 Years of Youth Poetry Society" new book sharing meeting. You see, this is selling books again. This "Youth Poetry Society" was sponsored by the "Poetry Journal", and Jia Qianqian, who became popular this year, participated in the 35th Youth Poetry Society.
Finally, there is another important event in this poetry festival, which is "Poets Face to Face". This face-to-face includes three contents, namely The Jidimaga New Book Sharing Meeting, the Li Shaojun New Book Sharing Meeting and the Yang Ke New Book Sharing Meeting. You see, isn't this still selling books?
So, the poetry festival became a book festival, but it sold books about poetry. I don't know, this "more than a hundred poets gathered in Jiangcheng", mainly the promotion of new books, can make Wuhan a "poetic city of literature"? It seems that the power of modern poetry is really not small, and the power of "famous poets" is really not small.
Of course, at the end, there is a "to youth , to Wuhan" poem Manjiangcheng - poetry concert, which seems not to sell books, but to listen to music. Poetry and poetry, "poetry" and "song" are not separated, sell poetry, and then listen to songs, very good arrangement.
The poetry festival became a new book sharing meeting, and of course, not everyone's new book can be shared. "Poetry Journal", "Poetry Journal" sponsored by the Youth Poetry Club, Ji Di Majia, Li Shaojun, Yang Ke, these are all heavyweight achievements and poets in the poetry world. Ji Di Majia is the "Coordinator of the World Poetry Movement", Li Shaojun is the editor-in-chief of the Poetry Journal and a member of the National Committee of the Writers Association, and Yang Ke is the president of the Chinese Poetry Society and a member of the presidium of the Writers Association.
I don't know what the name of the new book shared by these three "famous poets" is, but it is certainly their latest and proudest work. Friends who come to the scene of the poetry festival are blessed not only to see the honor of the "famous poet", but also to buy a copy of their latest works. Think of the crowded scene, Wuhan is really "poetic galloping".
How many poetry festivals do we have now? In addition to the Wuhan Poetry Festival, as far as I know, there are also Chinese Poetry Festival, Shanghai International Poetry Festival, Boao International Poetry Festival... I wish every city had to hold a poetry festival, and it felt like an international marathon, "very popular". So, the "famous poets" are really busy.