Chair Poetry Evenings is an annual poetry festival held in the city of Kolkata by Chair Literary Trust.[1][2][3] The first edition of the festival was held in November 2018 with participation from poets from Australia, Slovenia, Ireland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Macedonia and various parts of India.[4][5][6] The festival includes a Poetry on Cruise event across river Ganges on the ending day of the festival.[7]
| Chair Poetry Evenings | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Literary festival |
| Location(s) | Kolkata, India |
| Years active | 2018 – present |
| Website | www |
Participating poets
editSome of the participating poets in 2018 were Les Wicks, Subodh Sarkar, Manglesh Dabral, K. Satchidanandan, Rajesh Joshi, Miriam Van hee, Alfred Schaffer and others. The 2018 edition was inaugurated by Sankha Ghosh and Victor Banerjee.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Kolkata to host international poetry fest this November". The Times of India.
- ^ "Three-Day International Poetry Festival Ends On A High Note by Saheli Dey". Kolkata 24x7 News.
- ^ "Making poetry relevant through a convergence of local, national and international reflections". India Blooms News Service.
- ^ "Chair Poetry Evenings by S Chatterjee". Khmer Times.
- ^ "Poets recite poem in mother tongue in international festival". Business Standard.
- ^ "A TRYST WITH POETRY". Financial Samachar. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Poets from across the globe on Ganga cruise read poems". Business Standard.
- ^ "3-day International Poetry Festival comes to end". Millennium Post.
- ^ "Cultural capital under poetic spell with the 3 day international poetry". United News of India.
- ^ "Poets from across the globe on Ganga cruise read poems". Press Trust of India news.
External links and further reading
edit- Hindustan Samachar
- 16 Poets riding on cruise in the Ganges Navbharat Times
- Making Poetry relevant through a convergence of local and international reflections MSN.COM
- Chair Poetry Evenings Brings French poet Yekta Anandabazar Patrika
- NDTV Bengali
- Poetry can play a key role in today's conflict riddled world believe 'Chair Poetry Evenings' founders by Tirna Chatterjee India Blooms News Service