RI hosting Southeast Asia Poetry Festival

The Jakarta Post, Antara, Jakarta | Sat, 04/26/2008 4:28 PM

The Southeast Asia Poetry Festival is now underway at the Ismail Marzuki Park, Jakarta.

The festival, jointly held by the Panggung Melayu Foundation and the Tanjungpinang Administration, is running from Friday through Tuesday.

Participants are from Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam, the head of the organizing committee Asrizal Nur said Friday night. 

The festival, with the theme "With Poetry We Uphold the Nation`s Dignity", is not merely a cultural event but also a historical gathering, he said. 

Many activities would be held during the festival, including a poetry exhibition, a workshop on making fast poetry, a photo exhibition of Tanjugpinang City, cultural performances from

Pontianak, Samarinda, and poetry and songs from Brunei Darussalamong of Jakarta.