World Poetry Day 2016 : Olorunleke Odubote and Young Nigerian Poets tweet Poems about Peace, Love and Unity



On every 21st Day of March, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) marks the World Poetry Day, as a day to celebrate one of humanity’s most treasured forms of cultural and linguistic expression and identity. 

 World Poetry Day is a celebration of poetry, literature and free speech. The day is aimed at encouraging creativity, inspiring the teaching of poetry and restoring a dialogue between poetry and other arts, such as theatre, dance and music.

According to the UN, one of the main objectives of the Day is to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities.

This year, “Gaffystone eMpire” in conjunction with the author of this blog: Olorunleke Odubote (twitter handle: @olorunlekeogo) and other young talented Poets in Nigeria will be making some beautiful poems that would impact the world for peace, love and unity. 

 This is part of the goal of the team and young Nigerians to create awareness about the richness of poetry and how it can be used to create positive impact in our society.

Together, we can create world peace.

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