Event Details

A Poetry Festival

An NCPA Library Presentation

Words in Bloom is a two-day celebration of poetry in its many voices, languages and forms bringing together acclaimed poets and emerging talents on a shared stage.

The festival unfolds through a thoughtfully curated series of 45-minute multilingual poetry sessions, which take the form of intimate indoor readings and evocative open-air performances.

The programming reflects the richness and diversity of contemporary poetic expression, featuring works in multiple Indian languages and across varied styles and sensibilities.

Among the highlights of the festival are open-mic sessions on both days to offer an encouraging platform to young and first-time poets.

Schedule:

Day 1:

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Sikk Jo Safar: Sindhi Shayari
Arun Babani
Barkha Khushalani
Gayatri Chawla
Menka Shivdasani
Sandhya Kundnani
Shobha Malhi Chandnani
Susheel Gajwani.

5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
Rang Marathi Gazaleche
Vaibhav Deshmukh
Apoorva Rajput
Govind Naik

6:30 PM
Launch of Likhayee
Javed Akhtar
Iqbal Niyazi
Chandrashekar sanekar

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Saath Sobat Kavitechi
Leena Sankhe
Dr. Vinayak Gokhale
Sangeeta Arbune

DAY 2

10:00 AM – INAUGURATION
Neelam Saxena
Sunil Joshi

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Rhyme, Rhythm and Poetry
Sunil Chaudhary
Anjali Bajpai

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Book Releases – 3 Titles
Neelam Saxena
Surekha Sahu
Pooja Dhadiwal

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
English Poetry & Panel Discussion – I
Asha Singh Gaur
Urna Bose
Gargi Bagchi
Dr Rita Malhotra
Meera Bhansali

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM
Hindi Poetry Session – I
Juhi Gupte
Anoop Pandey
Surekha Sahu
Anjali Bajpai
Mani Saxena
Vinod Kumar Singh
Pooja Dhadiwal

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch Break

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
English Poetry Session – II
Nikita Saxena
Purna Parikh
Riaan Bagchi
Sara Khan
Urvi Mehta
Dr Purnima Kulkarni

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Poetry Challenge – Shabdakshari
Juhi Gupte
Bhaskar Jha
Neelam Saxena
Sunil Joshi

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Hindi Poetry Session – II
Surekha Sahu
Bhaskar Jha
Sunil Joshi
Rajesh Sinha
Dr Mamta Tiwari Tripathi
Archana Jain
Vikas Singh
Asha Singh Gaur

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Tea Break

4:30 PM – 5:15 PM
Marathi Poetry Session
Tejal Gaikwad
Neelam Saxena
Shashikala Kalkar
Vaibhav Shahane
Nisha Motghare
Unmesh Mohitkar

5:15 PM – 5:35 PM
Love Soaked Poems
Vineet Mishra
Sunil Joshi

5:45 PM – 6:15 PM
Words and Waves
Anup Jalan
Vineet Mishra
Kushal Gopalka
Meera Bhansali

6:15 PM – 6:45 PM
Open Mic
Sara Khan

6:45 PM – 7:00 PM
Valedictory Session
Meera Bhansali

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Essence of a Woman
Kankane Rakhi Surendra
Suchorita Chakraborty
Prasad Salvi
Mridula Swaminathan
Bhaskar Jha (Maithili)
Dr. Paramita Mukherjee Mullick

6:15 PM – 7:00 PM
Manbhawan Shabd Suman (Hindi)
Naveen Chaturvedi
Damyanti Sharma
Ayush Kashyap

7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Legendary Poets (Hindi)
Radhika Jain
Shweta Singh
Jasmine Babbar
Wazir
Prachi Kissagoi
Pranav
Imroz Khan

8:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Open Mic (Multilingual)

Entry free on a first come, first served basis.