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A message from Hiram Larew, founder of the Poetry X Hunger Initiative:
"As we commemorate World Food Day today, with hurry, hope and hurt, please take a minute to close your eyes. Yes, in your silence acknowledge the wonder and miracle of being well-nourished. And then, however you can, imagine the very opposite. Time permitting, also take a look at a powerful program about Food Heroes and Poetry held last Wednesday under the banner of the United Nations to commemorate World Food Day in North America. Here's a link to a hunger-focused para that was written by Basho (1644-1694) nearly 400 years ago. It reminds us that poets have been writing about hunger for many years. [Poem] For a lovely bowl by Bashō : Poetry (reddit.com)
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On October 14th, during a celebratory event for 2020 World Food Day, FAO North America has announced the winners of the 2020 Poetry Competition. Please find the press release here: http://www.fao.org/north-america/news/detail/en/c/1313949/
"Here are some tweets from the October 22, 2019 exciting and moving World Food Day Commemoration. Held at the US Senate Russell Building in Washington, DC the reception's program included recognition of poets who won the 2019 World Food Day Poetry Competition. Thanks to the United Nations Food and Agriculture's Office for North America for sharing the tweets. "
https://twitter.com/i/moments/1187127288674050049 To mark the celebration of #WorldFoodDay, Dr. Hiram Larew wrote a blog post for the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) featuring several poems published here, on the Poetry X Hunger Initiative website. The piece can be found here: http://www.aiard.org/aiardblog/poetry-speaks-to-hunger
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