The Poetry Association of Xia Country holds a relatively high status in the country, and everyone has heard of Chu Qingqiu, its vice president, a role closely tied to the annual Mid-Autumn Poetry Conference.
Although not many people are capable of composing poetry themselves, that does not stop everyone from pretending to be men of letters. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, people enjoy guessing lantern riddles, watching lanterns displayed on television, and tuning into the Mid-Autumn Poetry Conference.
The Poetry Conference typically selects a piece of classical poetry to serve as the annual theme poem, while the remaining entries are submitted by contemporary poets. The association then selects the ten highest-quality works from the preliminary submissions.
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