To commemorate World Poetry Day, National Theatre collaborates with educational institutions

In order to promote linguistic diversity via poetry expression and increase the visibility of endangered languages, UNESCO originally declared March 21 as World Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris.

Poetry Day was established and is now observed annually throughout the world to encourage the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry.

It's a day to honor the wonder of languages and how they unite people from all backgrounds.

In addition to encouraging the translation of poems into other languages to foster intercultural understanding, the day aims to preserve indigenous languages and cultures.

This year's festival has "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" as its theme.

Poetry is a kind of literature that uses a condensed, lyrical arrangement of words to express a notion, describe a scene, or tell a tale, according to a press release from the National Theatre.

 "It is a beautiful form of expressing feelings and ideas in a unique and aesthetic manner. It creates a plethora of feeling and emotions. It explores the human condition and invokes emotion through words."

"Poetry can have a positive impact on the social and emotional learning of children by offering them a new way of thinking as well as building their grammar and listening skills.

"The National Theatre in partnership with a group of seasoned poets will engage the students in poetry writing techniques and also share their experience with the schools. They will further construct poems based on the theme for the year in a form of a competition," the statement read.