Mr Halász said the festival will be a good opportunity to promote literature, which is one of the aims of the country’s cultural policy. The festival will have two categories, one for professionals and one for amateurs and students. The finals for the professional category will be held on 11 April – the Day of Poetry in Hungary – at the National Theatre in Budapest.

The finals for amateurs and students will be on 5 April in the Játékszín Theatre in Budapest. 53 professional poetry reciters are already entered in the competition and in the amateur and student category 35 schools and civil organisations are expected to participate.

Source: Ministry of Human Resources