| Abdul Hakiim Yakof |
LOCAL writers and poets should produce more creative and non-creative works, said the Acting Deputy Director of the Language and Literature Bureau (DBP) Suip bin Haji Abdul Wahab. The pages of magazines published by the bureau have been filled with their work, he added.
The acting deputy director also urged local young writers to submit their works to the bureau.
He made these comments at the Pantaran Sastera event titled ‘Santai Puisi’, hosted by DBP to celebrate World Poetry Day with local poets and writers at the Balai Sarmayuda of DBP in Berakas, yesterday.
Some of the attendees at the Pantaran Sastera event hosted by DBP
Acting Deputy Director of the Language and Literature Bureau Suip bin Haji Abdul Wahab delivering his welcoming remarks. – PHOTOS: ABDUL HAKIIM YAKOF
“This year the Jurnal Biraga and Mekar will celebrate their 50th anniversary. The celebration for 50 years of Jurnal Biraga will be held in May 2017, with various side events including the Malay Culture Seminar. Meanwhile, the Mekar celebration will be held in November this year. Let’s come together to make these events a success,” the acting deputy director said in his welcoming remarks.
The event continued with poetry performances by local poets. Among them were Haji Mohd Daud bin Haji Metarsat, Haji Mohd Firdaus bin Orang Kaya Kaya Haji Nordin and Maimon Abu Bakar, as well as poetry groups such as the Performance Arts Club from the Meragang Sixth Form Centre and the Putra Seni Group.
The World Poetry Day is a celebration of the reading, writing and poetry publications all over the world, marked every March 21, a date established by UNESCO.
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