Poetry festival ends with poets reciting verses on a cruise

Fifteen poets from different corners of the world recited poems and discussed the interplay between literature and rivers on a cruise over the Ganga on Sunday, the last day of the international poetry festival 'Chair Poetry Evenings 2019'.

Poet Sara F Costa said, ending the festival over the Ganga was "truly poetic".

Poets from the US, Australia, Portugal, Chile, Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia and India recited poems in their native tongue followed by English translations at the second edition of the three-day festival, hosted by Chair Literary Trust.

Hindi poet Devi Prasad Mishra said, "It is a new feeling as we are coming from landlocked places. It feels great to be on a cruise with recital of poems reverberating in the air."
Speaking on the Ganga, Hungarian poet Balzs Szollossy said, "It is a holy river and rivers are symbolic for poets. Poetry is magic and river is very sacred, so having the two together is a very appropriate and good experience."
"Poetry is a river of languages that travels through us. So it seems only fitting that we sing our verses with the mighty Ganga."