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Poetry Adda by The Poetry Bench
About the event
A poetry reading and discussion group. The theme this week is ghazals. Bring a ghazal you have written, or one of your favourites, in any language. Over chai and scones, you review elements of craft along with each poem's significance and meaning for the group.
Discussion is mostly in English or Hindi. Entry is free; beverages and snacks are available for sale. Hosted by team Manara.
Two couplets for the theme:
_"देख तो दिल कि जाँ से उठता है
ये धुआँ सा कहाँ से उठता है?"_
(dekh toh dil ki jaan se uthta hai / yeh dhuaan sa kahaan se utthta hai?)
(look, does it rise from the heart or the soul? Where does this smoke [of grief] rise up from?)
~ Mir Taqi Mir
_"Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell tonight?
Whom else from rapture's road will you expel tonight?"_
~ Agha Shahid Ali, from 'Tonight'
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