DoC hosts Poetry forum in Nigeria

June 13, 2022 / 2:35 PM

Sharjah24: The Poetry forums initiative in Africa, organised by Sharjah Department of Culture, continued its tour in several African countries, where their next stop was Nigeria, where it witness the launch of the first edition of the Arab Poetry Forum.

The opening ceremony was attended by the Vice President of “Umaru Musa Yar'adua” University, Dr. Khaled Hassan Abdullah, and a number of academics and representatives of linguistic and scientific associations and Arab-Nigerian cultural clubs.

10 poets participated in the evening, and the poetry session varied in its linguistic aspects. The poems evoked the values of beauty, as well as an opportunity to learn about new cultures.