Poesi tisdag i Uppsala

Poetry Tuesday in Uppsala


I am seriously thinking to introduce a poetry event for young people in Uppsala. The programme aims at enlightening Uppsala young people who write poems, love to read poems as well as listen to poetry reading and who have future ambition to choose writing as a career.

The programme will include reading, discussion and interactions among young poets. The target group is young people below 20. It will also be open for others. The discussion will focus on process, technique and considerations in writing, tradition and contemporary state of poetry. In fine, it will help the participants to progress further in their noble mission of writing. It will be free of cost to participants. They will get workshop input from the programme as well.

The programme will also include the idea of Featured Poet and Poetry Profile.

Featured Poet: Every Tuesday we will have a featured poet, who has published poetry collection to his or her credit.

Poetry Profile: We will also invite the poet who is just published in Upsala Nya Tidning poetry section on the same day to our programme. Here it is to be noted as UNT has introduced a poetry corner every Tuesday.

My friend UNT Kulturchef Lisa Irenius, who was also a guest author in my workshop at Uppsala City Library, was so influenced by the feedback from participants at the workshop. One of participants proposed to Lisa to introduce ‘Readers’ Poetry’ in UNT. Before that sometime last year I requested her to find a space for poetry.

Against this backdrop, Lisa introduced poetry section in UNT. Such a dynamic initiative from Lisa’s side made me thinking further to contribute to Uppsala literary scene supplementing to the idea. That is why I chose Tuesday as consequence for my programme. It will take place every Tuesday at 18.00-21.00 at a cute and young friendly cafeteria in Uppsala.

Poetry Tuesday in Uppsala or Poesi tisdag i Uppsala is my new dream a new mission. Let’s make it possible, let’s ´make it a success. #

Anisur Rahman
ICORN fristadsförfattare i Uppsala
anisbangla@yahoo.com
Cell: 0700 255 039




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