There were nine of us at
the reading of poems by an assortment of authors. Vikram Seth was the
token Indian; the other poets were from England, America, Ireland,
and France. Almost four centuries of poetry were covered.
KumKum, Saras, Sunil, Thommo, Priya enjoying sandwiches, cupcakes and coffee
We had no singing this
time, but had Joe learnt to rap, his poet could have been rendered in
her original voice. Pamela could not attend for some obligation she
had to fulfil on behalf of her husband.
Sunil, Thommo, Priya, Hemjit, Shoba
It is unusual in modern
times for poetry to be crafted to adhere to a form and structure.
Unusually, we had a triolet, a sonnet, and an Alexandrine mixed with
hymn meter, iambic tetrameters, and modern rap.
Sunil, Thommo, Priya, Hemjit
This was the last session
of the year and a new set of novel selections has been made for 2017.
We start off with Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
on Jan 13, and the following month Kavita has invited the crew with
their dearly beloveds to her estate in Thodupuzha, about 2 hours
journey by road. It will be poetry in a pastoral setting.
KumKum & Saras
Here we are at the end of
the session, after enjoying cucumber and cheese sandwiches
(KumKum) and cupcakes (Shoba).
Hemjit, Thommo, Priya, Saras, Shoba, KumKum, Sunil, Kavita, Joe
