Poets of the top-10 shortlisted poems will be invited to read their wining poems at the Vancouver Tagore Society Poetry Evening on December 1st
Date/Time: Dec 1 2018, 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm
New Westminster, Justice Institute of British ColumbiaCost: Free
The top three poets will be awarded with a special ceremonial plaque at that time. The venue and time will be announced shortly.
A selection of poems will also be featured in a poetry chapbook which will be available for viewing and downloading online.
Please see the Contest Rules before making a submission.
For online entry (encouraged), please see this electronic form.
For mail and email entry, please see this alternative form.
1:30pm: Display and Networking
2:00pm - 4:00pm: Main Program
Tribute to Lee Tan
Reading by the shortlisted poets from the Contest
Award Ceremony for the Vancouver Tagore Poetry Contest 2018
Poems of Rabindranath Tagore (in Bengali and English)
Poetry by Invited Poets
Music (Tagore songs and other)
Free event (donations appreciated)
Organized by Vancouver Tagore Society with arts and culture project grants from City of New Westminster and BC Arts Council, and in partnership with Pandora's Collective, World Poetry and Royal City Literary Arts Society.
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