The ASEAN and Asian Conference on
Literature and Culture started in Phuket, Thailand, from April 22. Representing
Nepal in the conference are poets Keshab Sigdel and Prakash Subedi. The
conference is organised by the Department of Cultural Promotion, the Ministry
of Culture (Thailand), with support from the Phuket Municipal Office and Phuket
Rajabhat University. The convention was inaugurated by Vira Rojpojchanarat, the
Thai minister of culture.Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Rojpojchanarat said
that in a world that seems to be getting divided more and more along political,
religious, ethnic and linguistic lines, culture and literature could be the
means to unite all the people. The opening session of the convention saw
renowned Thai authors Prabhassorn Sevikul and Sukanya Chonlasuek talking about
the importance of organising regional level conferences on literature and
culture.Participants in the conference include poets and writers from countries
like Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand, Myanmar, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos,
Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, among others. The conference
will go on for five days, and end on April 26.
World Poetry Movement - Nepal , in collaboration with RedPanda Books , a publication partner in Kathmandu, is soliciting poems from poets around the world on the theme of madness for a global poetry anthology. It is our pleasure that Society of Nepali Writers in English, Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, Asian Center for Humanities, 100 Thousand Poets for Change, and Movimiento Poetas del Mundo have also joined us as our poetry partners. Why poetry on madness? The earth is our common home. Mountains, rivers, land, and the political and economic system governing this world should have been used for the benefit of all living beings including humankind. But, the reality is scarily different! World political leaders have turned into power mongers. Economic and social systems have been largely manipulated by the capitalists in their cravings for profits. Unstoppable desires for physical development have led to the destruction of natural ecology resulting in depletion of o
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