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2024 Festival Poets

Annemarie Ní Churreáin
Eugenijus Alisanka
Brian Turner
Carmien Michels
Denisse Español
Jessica Jacobs
Martin Solotruk
Mikeas Sánchez
Romalyn Ante
Sasja Janssen
Yuriy Serebriansky
Arun Dev
Baabusha Kohli
Kishor Kadam
Manmohan
Priyankar Paliwal
Subhro Bandopadhyay
Sukrita Paul Kumar
Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri
Lorcán Black

Program Schedule

Chair Poetry Evenings 2024 - Program Schedule

Day 1: 30.11.2024

Venue: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad auditorium
5:00 P.M.: Introduction of the festival by Amanita Sen and Chayanika Dutta and Inauguration
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.:  Inaugural Indian classical dance by Aradhya, Sashtha, Ishita, Sreeja, Riya, Srijoni, and Anwesha.
5:30 P.M.: Book inauguration of ‘Youthful Elegies: Echoes of a New Generation 2024’ edited by Anindita Bose
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5:40 P.M.:
Poetry Readings by:
Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Arun Dev, Brian Turner, Baabusha Kohli, Carmien Michels, Denisse Español, Eugenijus Ališanka, Kishor Kadam, Martin Solotruk, Manmohan, Mikeas Sánchez, Priyankar Paliwal, Sasja Janssen, Subhro Bandopadhyay, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, and Yuriy Serebriansky.

7:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.: Chair Poetry Collective – a folk & classical music rendition
Vote of thanks
The program will be directed and coordinated by Amanita Sen and Chayanika Dutta
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Day 2: 01.12.2024

Morning – Alliance Française du Bengale – Café Poesia
10:00 A.M.: Poetry reading and public interaction at Alliance Française du Bengale
Poetry Reading:
10:00- 10:30 A.M.: Brian Turner, Denisse Español, Eugenijus Ališanka and Yuriy Serebriansky (Convener: Amanita Sen)
10:30-11:00 A.M.: Arun Dev, Baabusha Kohli, Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, & Priyankar Paliwal (Convenor: Anindita Bose)
11:00-11:30 A.M.: Book launch of books published by Chair Poetry Books:
 Anger by Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri and Buddha by Yuriy Serebriansky

11:30 A.M.: Guided City Walk to the Victoria Memorial
 
 
Day 2: 01.12.2024

Evening – Samilton Hotel Could Tavern
5:30 P.M.: Presentation of Chair Poetry Series 2024 & Souvenirs to all poets.
Poetry Reading:
6:00 P.M.- 6:30 P.M.: Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Carmien Michels, and Sasja Janssen
6:30 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.: Sukrita Paul Kumar, Subhro Bandopadhyay, and Mikeas Sánchez
7:00 P.M.-7.30 P.M..: Kishor Kadam, Martin Solotruk, and Manmohan

Event will be directed by presented by Amanita Sen
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Day 3: 02.12.2024

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:
Surjit Singh, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, Arun Dev, Brian Turner, Baabusha Kohli, Carmien Michels, Denisse Español, Eugenijus Ališanka, Kishor Kadam, Martin Solotruk, Manmohan, Mikeas Sánchez, Priyankar Paliwal, Sasja Janssen, Subhro Bandopadhyay, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, and Yuriy Serebriansky.

Program will be directed and presented by Sarabjeet Garcha  
 
 


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