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Spiny
Babbler nationwide poetry festival was launched by UNESCO representative
to Nepal, Yoshiaki Kitamura on Saturday, March 24, at the Spiny
Babbler premises in Kupondol Heights. Poet Toya Gurung was the chief
guest. The festival is to take place in Kathmandu (two functions),
Dharan, Narayanghat, and Darjeeling.
Established,
new generation, and upcoming poets writing in Nepali as well in
English are participating the festival. Readings, interactions,
discussions, and data collection are to be held during the festival.
The program was implemented in view of Spiny Babbler's tenth anniversary
according to Para Limbu, chairperson of the organization.
Mr.
Yoshiaki Kitamura talked about the promotion of intercultural understanding
through poetry and commented that UNESCO Country Office had to continue
collecting information on Nepal. He said that there was need for
cooperation among organizations and poets in the process.
Pallav
Ranjan, founder of Spiny Babbler and author of several books, said
that the organization was working in Nepal and in other continents
through the use of modern technologies and the coordination of key
editors, associations, and creators. Ashesh Malla, Ishwor Ballav,
Greta Rana, Usha Sherechan, Bairagi Kainla, Gyanu Warker, Benju
Sharma, Manjul, and Manju Kanchuli, Toya Gurung, Indira Prasai,
Padmawati Singh and others recited their poems during the launching
program.
Likewise,
on Sunday, March 25, a poetry reading function for new generation
poets held at the Spiny Babbler premises. |
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