An open mic poetry night in Margao

To celebrate International Poetry Day, this bookshop in Margao invited professional and amateur poets, to come recite their poetry in any language.
It was an evening of warmth creativity and bonhomie, with several first-time and seasoned writers - of several ages and from several walks of life - sharing their works in this cozy atmosphere.
“There were a number of Portuguese poems read out by Goan students studying the language.Some of these were quite complex. There were some simple poems too, meaning of which I could understand even though I don’t know Portuguese. This shows that simple language can convey a lot of meaning,” says Jose Lourenco, civil engineer, from Margao.
“The event had a varied group of people, who read out their poetry in languages like Portuguese, Hindi, English and Konkani. This is definitely a good way of providing a platform to such talent, and spoken word poetry must be encouraged,” says Gauravi Keni, assistant professor at Damodar College, Margao.