Sharjah International Book Fair 29th Edition

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Monday 19 September 2011

gulfnews : Sharjah to take part in '100 Thousand Poets for Change' event



Sharjah: The Arabic Book Club in Sharjah, supported by Sharjah International Book fair, is participating in the "100 Thousand Poets for Change" event, which will take place in 450 cities and 95 countries around the world.
In Sharjah, the Arabic Book Club is organising a poetry night entitled "Poets for Change" to celebrate poetry and promote social, environmental, and political issues. The event will take place on September 24 at 8pm at Barjeel Gallery, Maraya Art Centre - Al Qasba.
"Poets for Change" is intended to be a gathering for poets and people who love poetry and literature to come together and read their own work or the work of their favourite poets. The event reflects the true cultural mix the UAE enjoys as people from all nationalities are invited to come and join this celebration of poetry.
People participating in the event will be reading poetry in Arabic, English, Urdu, Malayalam, Russian, and Turkish.