Participants 2018
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Program Schedule
Day 1: 23.11.2018
6:00 P.M. : Inauguration by Padma Bhushan Sankha Ghosh & Victor Banerjee at ‘Rotary Sadan hall’
6.15 P.M. : Inaugural address by Festival Director Tushar Dhawal Singh
followed by an address festival Co-Director Sonnet Mondal
6:20 P.M.: Festival Movie
6:30 P.M. :
Poetry Readings by:
Miriam Van hee, Vladimir Martinovski, Les Wicks, Rajesh Joshi, Barbara Pogačnik, K Satchidanandan, Manglesh Dabral, Alfred Schaffer, Arun Kamal, John W. Sexton, Subodh Sarkar, Nitoo Das, Binayak Bandopadhyay, and Yekta.
(5 minutes poetry reading each poet)
8:00 P.M. : Songs of the Soil- Sufi and Bengali folk songs by Ratna Basu and team
8:30 P.M. : Vote of thanks
The program will be directed and coordinated by Sharmila Ray
Day 2: 24.11.2018
Morning – Calcutta Bungalow
10:00 A.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Calcutta Bungalow
Each poet reads 2-3 poems and then the ground is open for public interaction.
10:00- 10:20 A.M.: Alfred Schaffer, John W. Sexton and Yekta
10:20-11:00 A.M.: K Satchidanandan, Les Wicks and Barbara Pogačnik
City Poets: 11:10 A.M. - 11:25 A.M. (Biswajit Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy Chakrabarty and Ujjwal Bhattacharya)
11:30 A.M.: Calcutta Heritage Walk
(Event to be coordinated by Ruth Chowdhury/Anindita Bose)
Evening – Sasha Studio
7:00 P.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Sasha’s Studio
7:00 P.M.- 7:20 P.M.: Miriam Van hee and Vladimir Martinovski
7:20 P.M.- 7:40 P.M.: Rajesh Joshi and Arun Kamal
7:40 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.: Nitoo Das and Binayak Bandopadhyay
8:00 P.M.- 8:20 P.M.: Manglesh Dabral and Subodh Sarkar
8:30 P.M-8:45 P.M..: Screening of selected visual poetry
Event will be coordinated by presented by Sarabjeet Garcha
Day 3: 25.11.2018
From 10 A.M.: Media and Video interviews of Miriam Van hee, Vladimir Martinovski, Les Wicks, K Satchidanandan, Rajesh Joshi, Arun Kamal, Barbara Pogačnik, Manglesh Dabral, Alfred Schaffer, John W. Sexton, Subodh Sarkar, Nitoo Das, Binayak Bandopadhyay, and Yekta.
Venue: Calcutta Bungalow
4 P.M. to 8 P.M.: Poetry on the Cruise (Closing Event)
Program starts at 4:30 P.M. on the cruise:
Miriam Van hee, Vladimir Martinovski, Les Wicks, K Satchidanandan, Rajesh Joshi, Arun Kamal, Barbara Pogačnik, Manglesh Dabral, Alfred Schaffer, John W. Sexton, Subodh Sarkar, Nitoo Das, Binayak Bandopadhyay, and Yekta.
(6 Minutes poetry reading by each poet)
6:30 P.M.: Dinner on Cruise
Program will be coordinated and presented by Sarabjeet Garcha
6:00 P.M. : Inauguration by Padma Bhushan Sankha Ghosh & Victor Banerjee at ‘Rotary Sadan hall’
6.15 P.M. : Inaugural address by Festival Director Tushar Dhawal Singh
followed by an address festival Co-Director Sonnet Mondal
6:20 P.M.: Festival Movie
6:30 P.M. :
Poetry Readings by:
Miriam Van hee, Vladimir Martinovski, Les Wicks, Rajesh Joshi, Barbara Pogačnik, K Satchidanandan, Manglesh Dabral, Alfred Schaffer, Arun Kamal, John W. Sexton, Subodh Sarkar, Nitoo Das, Binayak Bandopadhyay, and Yekta.
(5 minutes poetry reading each poet)
8:00 P.M. : Songs of the Soil- Sufi and Bengali folk songs by Ratna Basu and team
8:30 P.M. : Vote of thanks
The program will be directed and coordinated by Sharmila Ray
Day 2: 24.11.2018
Morning – Calcutta Bungalow
10:00 A.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Calcutta Bungalow
Each poet reads 2-3 poems and then the ground is open for public interaction.
10:00- 10:20 A.M.: Alfred Schaffer, John W. Sexton and Yekta
10:20-11:00 A.M.: K Satchidanandan, Les Wicks and Barbara Pogačnik
City Poets: 11:10 A.M. - 11:25 A.M. (Biswajit Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy Chakrabarty and Ujjwal Bhattacharya)
11:30 A.M.: Calcutta Heritage Walk
(Event to be coordinated by Ruth Chowdhury/Anindita Bose)
Evening – Sasha Studio
7:00 P.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Sasha’s Studio
7:00 P.M.- 7:20 P.M.: Miriam Van hee and Vladimir Martinovski
7:20 P.M.- 7:40 P.M.: Rajesh Joshi and Arun Kamal
7:40 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.: Nitoo Das and Binayak Bandopadhyay
8:00 P.M.- 8:20 P.M.: Manglesh Dabral and Subodh Sarkar
8:30 P.M-8:45 P.M..: Screening of selected visual poetry
Event will be coordinated by presented by Sarabjeet Garcha
Day 3: 25.11.2018
From 10 A.M.: Media and Video interviews of Miriam Van hee, Vladimir Martinovski, Les Wicks, K Satchidanandan, Rajesh Joshi, Arun Kamal, Barbara Pogačnik, Manglesh Dabral, Alfred Schaffer, John W. Sexton, Subodh Sarkar, Nitoo Das, Binayak Bandopadhyay, and Yekta.
Venue: Calcutta Bungalow
4 P.M. to 8 P.M.: Poetry on the Cruise (Closing Event)
Program starts at 4:30 P.M. on the cruise:
Miriam Van hee, Vladimir Martinovski, Les Wicks, K Satchidanandan, Rajesh Joshi, Arun Kamal, Barbara Pogačnik, Manglesh Dabral, Alfred Schaffer, John W. Sexton, Subodh Sarkar, Nitoo Das, Binayak Bandopadhyay, and Yekta.
(6 Minutes poetry reading by each poet)
6:30 P.M.: Dinner on Cruise
Program will be coordinated and presented by Sarabjeet Garcha