Nine
readers participated in a rousing session of poetry that included the
poetry of the Sufi poet and mystic, Hafiz, from Iran, and songs by
the popular Hindi film script-writer and lyricist, Gulzar.
Zakia, KumKum, Marianne, Priya, Sunil, Thommo, Mathew, Bobby (back)
We
had a guest from Sweden, Marianne Hård, whose interest stemmed from
the fact she is a member of an all-women's reading group running for
ten years in her home town of Holmön. They read fiction, meeting by
rotation in their homes, and having supper after the event. There are
ten members, and being all women, they naturally discuss other
things besides literature.
Marianne Hård, travel operator from Sweden, & author of book on Kerala tourism
The
recitation ranged from the comic verse of Lewis Carroll to the
religious poetry of George Herbert. Talitha even recited a couple of
her own poems, which she hopes to publish in a collection. May she
succeed!
Three
poets were repeated: Larkin, Seth, and Angelou – testament to their
popularity. Here are the readers at the end of the session in the
Library of the Cochin Yacht Club. We thank the Club for its
continuing courtesy in offering a congenial space to hold our
sessions!
Zakia, Marianne, KumKum, Talitha, Thommo, Priya, Bobby, Joe, Mathew, Sunil
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