The International Festival of Peace Poetry ( fa, جشنواره بین المللی شعر صلح) is an international festival held biannually in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. The first Peace Poetry Festival was held in
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...
on May 16, 2007, with poets from sixteen countries participating, and the second Festival was held on May 16, 2009.
Peace Poetry Festival is the brainchild of Ms
Rira Abbasi, Iranian author and poet. The organization of the Festival is supported solely by the donations of individuals and sponsorships of non-governmental organizations and relies on no state subsidy. The charter of the festival states that:
[''Call for Peace Poetry'', Peace Poetry Festival, ''ibid.] "''Poetry for peace is affiliated to humanity, regardless of race, religion, sex and geography.''"
See also
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Peace
Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...
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Peace & Freedom Magazine
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Peace and Conflict Studies
Notes and references
External links
International Festival of Peace Poetry website
* 2008 Call for Peace Poetry
(English)(Persian)
Iranian institute calls world literati for peace poetry festival
''Tehran Times
The ''Tehran Times'' is an English-language daily newspaper. Ayatollah Mohammad Hossein Beheshti, second in line in the political hierarchy following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, stated: "''Tehran Times'' is not a state-owned newspaper, rat ...
'', May 8, 2008.
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Recurring events established in 2007
May events
Poetry festivals in Iran
Iranian poetry
Events in Tehran
Spring (season) events in Iran