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“The poet’s words can generate harmony and guide humanity towards a peaceful world in which the dignity of life is respected.” Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, Founding President of SGI.

The Poetic Heart traces its humble beginnings to when SGI-Gulf, in association with Dubai Knowledge Village and Dubai International Academic City hosted a gathering of poets across the region for a poetry symposium, under the banner of ‘The Poetic Heart: Connecting Humanity’. The first edition of this event that aimed at uniting the hearts and minds of all participants through poetry, was held on February 16th, 2012, and was graced by the presence of seven distinguished poets and a world musician.

Thereafter, The Poetic Heart has been held annually as a celebration of love for poetry rooted in local tradition. It is a multi-lingual event with poems in as many as 15 global languages, based on themes of peace, friendship, tolerance and human dignity. Over the years, The Poetic Heart has brought together 73 international poets, 21 notable musicians and 159 school students, including students with determination from 4 institutions – all with the collective goal of spreading the essence of poetry across society. Read more..

Dr. Shihab Ghanem

Meet Our Eminent Poets of 2024

Meet Our Musicians & Students

Our Journey Through The Years

16

Languages

27

Musicians

83

Poets

165

School Poets

Our Events

Since the first edition of The Poetic Heart in 2012, over 83 eminent poets, 27 musicians and 165 Students have contributed through insightful poetry and enchanting music. It is a platform where many established poets, musicians and school students unite together and share their expressions.

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Themes of The Poetic Heart

Our Poetry themes resonate with our core values of humanity, covering the topics of peace, culture &  universal harmony. Each year we have a different theme, which poets transform into beautiful composition in their native languages. 

Peace

Harmony

Friendship

Motherhood

Environment

Determination

Tolerance

Hope

Our Language Representation

The languages of poems recited at 2013 were in: Arabic, English, Japanese, Italian, Farsi and Malayalam. Since then, we have always been encouraging participation from different languages to submit compositions in the themes of world peace, universal harmony and protection of the environment.

Arabic

44%

Japanese

9%

Hindi

7%

Farsi

5%

English

10%

Malyalam

7%

Italian

6%

Other Languages

13%

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