Hello Everyone: I am also happy to announce that we
just had several major poetry readings on Mt.
Aconcagua, Argentina on January 23, 2002 (a poem by
Kabir) and Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica on January
19, 2002 (a poem by William Blake) and Mt. Shasta,
California (from Solo magazine). These readings are
part of the Poetry on the Peaks program to celebrate
the UN's International Year of Mountains (IYM). The
scheduled readings are:
The Seven Summits
(The highest peaks on the seven continents)
Aconcagua, Argentina (January 23, 2002)
Carstensz Pyramid, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
Denali, Alaska, USA
Mt. Everest, Nepal
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa
Vinson Massif, Antarctica (January 19, 2002)
Mt. Elbrus, Russia
Other readings
Mt. Rainier, Washington, USA
Mt. Iztaccihuatl, Mexico
The Matterhorn, Switzerland
Mt. Fuji, Japan
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
Mt. Moriah, Jerusalem, Israel
Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
Mt. Marcy, New York, USA
Mt. Shasta, California, USA
Saint Elias Mountains, Canada
Mount Triglav, Slovenia
Mt. Bonnell, Texas, USA
Arasuri Hill Range, India
Ardèche Mounts, France
Bear Mountain, New York, USA
Mt. Logan, Canada
Mt. Whitney, California, USA
Mt. Jiri and Mt. Mani
(additional readings are planned)
The United Nations has proclaimed 2002 as the
International Year of Mountains (IYM) to increase
international awareness of the global importance of
mountain ecosystems. Poetry on the Peaks plans to
celebrate the relationship between humanity to nature
through poetry by setting-up poetry readings on as
many of the mountains in the world and corresponding
cities. The program hopes to increase awareness of
pressing environmental and social issues and promote
cultural heritage of mountain societies around the
world.
Some of the climbs are organized by Alpine Ascents
International and International Mountain Guides.
Additional information can be found at
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org/mountain.htm
Cheers,
Ram Devineni
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