World Poetry Day 2023: Art Events Across Italy
On March 21, 2023, Italy hosts multiple events for UNESCO's World Poetry Day, established in 1999. At the Museo Nazionale Romano, actor-director Abel Ferrara reads Gabriele Tinti's poems inspired by ancient sculptures, from the collection 'Rovine'. The Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia presents Paco Cao's short film 'Libro Morto', a ritual performance involving the destruction of his novel, and announces a joint ticket with the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna. The Parchi Letterari association, under UNESCO patronage, combines poetry with forest celebrations, highlighting Pescina as a candidate for Italian Capital of Culture 2025. At the Pinacoteca di Brera, three drawings from the 1970s commissioned by former director Franco Russoli are displayed on the centenary of his birth. Gallerie d'Italia in Vicenza hosts a reading by four Italian poets with pianist Paolo Birro. Spazio Alda Merini in Milan celebrates the poetess's birthday with performances. BookCity Milano's 'Trauma Poetry' event features Sylvia Plath and Mariella Mehr, the latter a victim of Swiss government programs.
Key facts
- World Poetry Day is March 21, established by UNESCO in 1999.
- Abel Ferrara reads Gabriele Tinti's poems at Museo Nazionale Romano on March 21 at 11:30.
- Paco Cao presents 'Libro Morto' at Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia on March 21 at 11:30.
- Parchi Letterari celebrates with UNESCO patronage, highlighting Pescina as candidate for Italian Capital of Culture 2025.
- Pinacoteca di Brera displays three drawings from the 1970s on March 21 for Franco Russoli's centenary.
- Gallerie d'Italia in Vicenza hosts a poetry reading with four poets on March 21 at 18:00.
- Spazio Alda Merini in Milan holds events on March 21 for the poetess's birthday.
- BookCity Milano's 'Trauma Poetry' on March 19 features Sylvia Plath and Mariella Mehr.
Entities
Artists
- Abel Ferrara
- Gabriele Tinti
- Paco Cao
- Franco Russoli
- Alda Merini
- Sylvia Plath
- Mariella Mehr
- Luciano Cecchinel
- Gian Ruggero Manzoni
- Gabriella Bertizzolo
- Tomaso Pieragnolo
- Paolo Birro
- Cristina Battocletti
- Giuseppina Manin
- Valentino Nizzo
- Stanislao de Marsanich
- Kevin Spacey
- Malcolm McDowell
- Massimo Pupillo
- Fernanda Wittengs
- Henry Moore
- Graham Sutherland
- Giacomo Manzù
- Renato Guttuso
- Ignazio Silone
- Cardinale Mazzarino
Institutions
- UNESCO
- Museo Nazionale Romano
- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia
- Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- Parchi Letterari
- Commissione Nazionale dell'Unesco
- Nazioni Unite
- Comando Unità Forestali, Ambientali e Agroalimentari dei Carabinieri (C.U.F.A.)
- Pinacoteca di Brera
- Gallerie d'Italia
- TheArtsBox
- CETEC
- Spazio Alda Merini
- Piccolo Museo della Poesia di Piacenza
- Poetry is my Passion
- Fondazione Barba Varley
- Fondazione Prosolidar
- Municipio 6 del Comune di Milano
- BookCity Milano
- Poetry and the City
- Triennale Milano
- BAM – Biblioteca degli Alberi di Milano
- Andrew Freedman Home
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- LACMA
- British Museum
- Musei Capitolini
- Museo dell'Ara Pacis
- Museo Archeologico di Napoli
- Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
- Glyptothek di Monaco
- MV Edizioni
- Premio Strega
Locations
- Italy
- Rome
- Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, Largo di Villa Peretti, 2, Rome
- Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Rome
- Pescina, L'Aquila, Italy
- Milan
- Pinacoteca di Brera, Via Brera 28, Milan
- Vicenza
- Gallerie d'Italia – Vicenza, Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Contra' S. Corona, 25, Vicenza
- Spazio Alda Merini, Via Magolfa, 30, Milan
- Ponte Alda Merini, Ripa di Porta Ticinese, Milan
- Triennale Milano, viale Alemagna, 6, Milan
- BAM – Biblioteca degli Alberi, via Gaetano de Castillia 28, Milan
- New York
- Bronx, New York
- Los Angeles
- London
- Naples
- Munich
- Switzerland