On March 20 at 17:00 in Moscow (Russia), the XXIV UNESCO World Poetry Day will be celebrated. The poetry concert organizers are Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, World Organization of Writers (WOW), LIFFT Foundation with the support of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.

Poetry Concert, Moscow

The celebration of the XXIV UNESCO World Poetry Day will begin with a musical greeting. First with Chopin "Nocturne", Rachmaninoff "Prelude" (Gnessin Academy, Marina Vulson); Russian romances (People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan Eduard Treskin); song of the Aquarium group "Golden City" (Egor Vasiliev and Roman Khairullin, MGIMO); and composer Milyaush Khairullin "Yaulyk", violin (Panov Anatoly, MGIMO).

Poetry Concert, New Delhi

The concert will be opened by Margarita Al; the Director of the International Literary Movement LIFFT-2015-2035 “We are people of one planet”, President of the World Organization of Writers (WOW), Chairman of the Literary Council of Writers and Readers of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly. 

Welcoming remarks will be made by Andrey Belyaninov, Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, Alexandra Ochirova; UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Co-Chair of the General Council of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly, and Grigory Ordzhonikidze ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Executive Secretary of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO.

UNESCO World Poetry Day

Poetry readings will be initiated by Konstantin Kedrov; a poet, Doctor of Philosophy, the first laureate of the Eurasian Literary Festival LIFFT-2016, laureate of the Manhae Prize, initiator of the UNESCO Poetry Day in Russia. The poetic concert will also be attended by poets Alexandra Ochirova, Margarita Al, Ko In (Republic of Korea), Ashraf Aboul- Yazid Dali (Egypt), Rati Saxena (India), Zhang Zhi (China), and writer Wale Okediran (Nigeria).

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria, Colombia, the Republic of Korea, India, Mali, China, Syria and other countries of the world are invited to the awarding ceremony of the Laureates and Diploma winners of the Eurasian Literary Festivals "LIffT 2016-2023". The other 3 parts of Volume 1 will follow, as well. The address for this poetry concert: Moscow, st. Povarskaya 52/55, building 1, Rostov House, ASPI.

Laureates of the Eurasian Literary Festival LiFFt-2016-2023

Poetry lovers will witness presentation/premier scheduled for March 20, 2023 at 10:15 of the first volume / part No. 1 Live anthology of writers of the world. This first part has recordings recited by their authors: Margarita Al, Russia, Konstantin Kedrov, Russia, Olzhas Suleimenov, Kazakhstan, Varis Yolchuev, Azerbaijan, ugrul Tanyol, Turkey, Ashraf Aboul-Yazid, Egypt, Ko Un, South Korea, Wale Okediran, Nigeria, Alexandra Оchirova, Russia, Paolo Ruffilli, Italy, Juan Carlos Tajes Baddouh, Uruguay / Netherlands, Hamid Larbi, France, Mamta Sagar, India, Eldar Akhadov, Russia, Bronislava Volkova, Czech Republic, Alexander Selimov, USA, Ismael Diadié Hadiara, Mali, Francisco Azuela, Bolivia, Szatrawski Krzysztof Dariusz, Poland, Sergey Biryukov, Germany, Jochen Kelter, Switzerland, Rubén Darío Flórez Arcila, Colombia, James Tian, China, Desmond Egan, Ireland, Rati Saxena, India and Ayo Ayoola-Amale, Nigeria.  

The XXIV UNESCO World Poetry Day will also be celebrated in India, Delhi, as the Russian Center of Science and Culture (24 Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi, on 23.03.23, at 17:00 PM. The 2nd Poetry Concert program will have a Music Lounge as well. The event organizers will be honoring the Laureates of the Eurasian Literary Festival LiFFt-2016-2023 . Three more poets from India will join the first nine poets. The contributors of the New Delhi poetry concert are Konstantin Kedrov,   Alexandra Ochirova, Margarita Al (all from Russia), Ko In (Republic of Korea), Ashraf Aboul- Yazid Dali (Egypt),   Zhang Zhi (China), and writer Wale Okediran (Nigeria) with Rati Saxena,  Mughda Sinha, Sukrita Paul Kumar  and Neha Bansa (the four of them are from India).