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2022 edition dates: 26th - 28th November 2022
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2020 EDITION Day 3 to Day 5
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Applications open for 2022 Poet in Residence Program
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Apply for the residency
Chair Poet in Residence Program invites foreign poets and Indian poets from outside West Bengal to undertake a residency in Kolkata in the months of December and January. The writers are offered the opportunity to work on a manuscript and to familiarise themselves with city's heritage, culture and literature. 
​Chair Poets in Residence 2018-19
Margus Lattik (Estonia)
Franca Mancinelli (Italy)
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2022 FESTIVAL POETS

​The idea to have a poet's chair was born with the sight of the Arabian sea from Tushar's apartment in Malabar Hills, Mumbai. It was the month of end-May heralding monsoons in Mumbai in 2011... 
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​The 2022 edition of the Chair Poetry Evenings will take place in physical form in different parts of the city. Significant voices in the world of poetry from USA, Norway, Iran, Chile, UK, The Netherlands, Ukraine, and various parts of India will be coming together in one platform to share their poems and talk about their craft. ​Entry is free to all events.

Festival Poets 2022

Sholeh Wolpé
Anne Vegter
Erik Lindner
Sandeep Parmar
Jennifer Jean
Mamang Dai
Jesús Sepúlveda
Kumar Ambuj
Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih
Endre Ruset
Iryna Vikyrchak
Ranajit Das
Neelesh Raghuwanshi
Shikhandin
Sutapa Sengupta
Hindol Bhattacharjee

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