Poetry Connections Europe-India 2018 in Kochi

We are pleased to cooperate with Sahitya Pravarthaka Saharkarana Sangham (SPCS) and the inaugural Krithi International Festival of Books and Authors with a poetry encounter between poets from Europe and Kerala, and public events in Kochi, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram. Leading Malayalam poets Anitha Thampi, Anwar Ali, V. M. Girija, Pramod KM and P Raman will participate in an encounter with Vanni Bianconi (Switzerland), Siân Northey (Wales, UK) and Martí Sales (Catalonia, Spain) to discuss and translate each other’s poetry and meet Kerala audiences in three cities. The encounter will be facilitated by LAF director Alexandra Büchler and poet, writer and translator Sampurna Chattarji.

The poets will take part in a workshop in Kochi and make public appearances in the following locations: 5^th March in Thrissur, 7^th March in Kochi, 9^th March in Thiruvananthapuram