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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com Bahamas Information Services Updates These lines were lifted from a poem, masterfully penned by Dennis Dames entitled “The Bahamas is my Home.” It highlights the rich legacy of cultural gifting, inclusive of poetic expression that is embedded in the Bahamian experience.
According to Audrey Azoulay, the Director General of UNESCO, “Arranged in words, coloured with images, struck with the right meter, the power of poetry has no match. This is the power to bring us together, to unite us around the same emotions, to allow us to escape even in lockdown – the value of poetry has never been more evident than during the past year.”
She continues by stating, “Poetry has the power to remind us of the beauty that surrounds us and of the resilience of the human spirit.”
The Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture join hands with the global community in recognizing March 21st, 2021 as World Poetry Day. We encourage Bahamians young and old to release poetic expressions that can uplift and enrich the lives of people everywhere. March 17, 2021 Commonwealth of The Bahamas
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Message by Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture