Apply for the residency

Chair Poet in Residence Program invites foreign poets and Indian poets from outside West Bengal to undertake a residency in Kolkata in the months of December and January. The writers are offered the opportunity to work on a manuscript and to familiarise themselves with city's heritage, culture and literature. 

​Chair Poets in Residence 2018-19

Margus Lattik (Estonia)

Franca Mancinelli (Italy)

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Program schedule

Reserve Your Visit to the festival

​The idea to have a poet's chair was born with the sight of the Arabian sea from Tushar's apartment in Malabar Hills, Mumbai. It was the month of end-May heralding monsoons in Mumbai in 2011... 
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​The 2024 edition of the Chair Poetry Evenings will witness poets and poetry from Portugal, Belgium, USA, Australia, France, Hungary, Chile, and from various corners of India. From the inaugural event at Jora Sanko Thakurbari and Walks through the City to Poetry on the Cruise in the Ganges, this annual festival will celebrate poetry in various heritage venues of Kolkata. Entry is free to all events except Poetry on the Cruise. Browse through our website, send us your feedback and join us in the celebration. Book your dates - 22nd, 23rd & 24th November and explore the best of French, Australian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Hungarian, Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali and English poetry. ​

2024 FESTIVAL POETS

VISUAL POETRY & WORKSHOPS

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Arundhathi Subramaniam

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Elmar Kuiper

Ashutosh Dubey

Hajnal Csilla Nagy

Sara F Costa

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Devi Prasad Mishra

Prabodh Parikh

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Angshuman Kar

Jesús Sepúlveda

Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri

Koushiki Dasgupta

Ashwani Kumar

Katyayani