WA POETRY FESTIVAL 2007
Welcome to the Western Australian Poetry Pestival Website.Perth October 2007
Poetry as an art form
Poetry as an art form may predate literacy. Thus many ancient works, from the Vedas (1800—1500 BC) to the Odyssey (700—500 BC), appear to have been composed in poetic form to aid memorization and oral transmission, in prehistoric and ancient societies. Poetry appears among the earliest records of most literate cultures, with poetic fragments found on early monoliths, rune stones and stelae.
Poetry as an art form
may predate literacy. Thus many ancient works, from the Vedas (1800—1500 BC) to the Odyssey (700—500 BC), appear to have been composed in poetic form to aid memorization and oral transmission, in prehistoric and ancient societies. Poetry appears among the earliest records of most literate cultures, with poetic fragments found on early monoliths, rune stones and stelae.
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