2023 Festival Poets
Program Schedule
Chair Poetry Evenings 2023 - Program Schedule
Day 1: 24.11.2023
Venue: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad auditorium (40-30, Shakespeare Sarani, Shakespeare Sarani Rd, Kolkata)
5:00 P.M. : Introduction of the festival by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
5.10 P.M. : Inaugural address by Festival Director Tushar Dhawal Singh
followed by an address Festival Co-Director Sonnet Mondal
5:20 P.M.: Book inauguration of ‘Youthful Elegies: Echoes of a New Generation’
5:40 P.M. :
Poetry Readings by:
Guy Helminger, Mani Rao, Sabine Venaruzzo, Robin Ngangom, Amir Or, Annie Finch, Diti Ronen, Dipika Mukherjee, Mandakranta Sen, Dominique De Groen, Iduna Paalman, Udayan Vajpayee, Sarabjeet Garcha, Shubhabrata Banerjee, and Swami Antar Nirav
7:00 P.M. : Multiverse – a folk & classical rendition by Urmi Choudhury, Soumya Shankar Roy and Prajna Dutta.
The program will be directed and coordinated by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
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Day 2: 25.11.2019
Morning – Alliance Française du Bengale (Flat 15, Park Mansion, gate, 57A, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata)
10:00 A.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Alliance Française du Bengale
Each poet reads 2-3 poems and then the ground is open for public interaction.
10:00- 10:30 A.M.: Sabine Venaruzzo, Diti Ronen and Amir Or (Convener: Shweta Dey)
10:30-11:00 A.M.: Mandakranta Sen & Shubhabrata Banerjee (Convenor: Anindita Bose)
11:00-11:30 A.M.: Book launch of books published by Chair Poetry Books:
All We Have by Sarabjeet Garcha and Echo of a Stone by Mathura
Poetry reading by Sarabjeet Garcha
11:30 A.M.: Guided City Walk to Victoria Memorial
Evening – Samilton Hotel Could Tavern (Opp: Laxmi Narayan Temple, 35A, Sarat Bose Rd, Jadubabur Bazar, Bhowanipore, Kolkata)
5:30 P.M.: Presentation of Souvenirs and Chair Poetry Series 2023
6:00 P.M.- 6:30 P.M.: Mani Rao, Annie Finch, and Dipika Mukherjee
6:30 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.: Iduna Paalman, Guy Helminger, and Dominique De Groen
7:00 P.M.-7.30 P.M..: Swami Antar Nirav, and Robin Ngangom
Event will be coordinated by presented by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
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Day 3: 26.11.2019
(Cruise event entry by invitation and tickets only)
4 P.M. to 8 P.M.: Poetry on the Ganges hosted by Vivada Cruise– Cruise will leave from Vivada Jetty (Closing Event)
Program starts at 4:30 P.M. on the cruise:
Poetry Readings by:
Guy Helminger, Mani Rao, Sabine Venaruzzo, Robin Ngangom, Amir Or, Annie Finch, Diti Ronen, Dipika Mukherjee, Mandakranta Sen, Dominique De Groen, Iduna Paalman, Udayan Vajpayee, Sarabjeet Garcha, Shubhabrata Banerjee, and Swami Antar Nirav
Program will be coordinated and presented by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
Day 1: 24.11.2023
Venue: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad auditorium (40-30, Shakespeare Sarani, Shakespeare Sarani Rd, Kolkata)
5:00 P.M. : Introduction of the festival by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
5.10 P.M. : Inaugural address by Festival Director Tushar Dhawal Singh
followed by an address Festival Co-Director Sonnet Mondal
5:20 P.M.: Book inauguration of ‘Youthful Elegies: Echoes of a New Generation’
5:40 P.M. :
Poetry Readings by:
Guy Helminger, Mani Rao, Sabine Venaruzzo, Robin Ngangom, Amir Or, Annie Finch, Diti Ronen, Dipika Mukherjee, Mandakranta Sen, Dominique De Groen, Iduna Paalman, Udayan Vajpayee, Sarabjeet Garcha, Shubhabrata Banerjee, and Swami Antar Nirav
7:00 P.M. : Multiverse – a folk & classical rendition by Urmi Choudhury, Soumya Shankar Roy and Prajna Dutta.
The program will be directed and coordinated by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
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Day 2: 25.11.2019
Morning – Alliance Française du Bengale (Flat 15, Park Mansion, gate, 57A, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata)
10:00 A.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Alliance Française du Bengale
Each poet reads 2-3 poems and then the ground is open for public interaction.
10:00- 10:30 A.M.: Sabine Venaruzzo, Diti Ronen and Amir Or (Convener: Shweta Dey)
10:30-11:00 A.M.: Mandakranta Sen & Shubhabrata Banerjee (Convenor: Anindita Bose)
11:00-11:30 A.M.: Book launch of books published by Chair Poetry Books:
All We Have by Sarabjeet Garcha and Echo of a Stone by Mathura
Poetry reading by Sarabjeet Garcha
11:30 A.M.: Guided City Walk to Victoria Memorial
Evening – Samilton Hotel Could Tavern (Opp: Laxmi Narayan Temple, 35A, Sarat Bose Rd, Jadubabur Bazar, Bhowanipore, Kolkata)
5:30 P.M.: Presentation of Souvenirs and Chair Poetry Series 2023
6:00 P.M.- 6:30 P.M.: Mani Rao, Annie Finch, and Dipika Mukherjee
6:30 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.: Iduna Paalman, Guy Helminger, and Dominique De Groen
7:00 P.M.-7.30 P.M..: Swami Antar Nirav, and Robin Ngangom
Event will be coordinated by presented by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey
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Day 3: 26.11.2019
(Cruise event entry by invitation and tickets only)
4 P.M. to 8 P.M.: Poetry on the Ganges hosted by Vivada Cruise– Cruise will leave from Vivada Jetty (Closing Event)
Program starts at 4:30 P.M. on the cruise:
Poetry Readings by:
Guy Helminger, Mani Rao, Sabine Venaruzzo, Robin Ngangom, Amir Or, Annie Finch, Diti Ronen, Dipika Mukherjee, Mandakranta Sen, Dominique De Groen, Iduna Paalman, Udayan Vajpayee, Sarabjeet Garcha, Shubhabrata Banerjee, and Swami Antar Nirav
Program will be coordinated and presented by Chayanika Dutta and Shweta Dey