poetry recitation

Looking back at the Liberation War through poetry

On the third day of the event, two documentaries were showcased. The first featured the infamous Belonia Battle, and Pakistan’s first and only surrender to the freedom fighters. It emphasised how the battle is closely intertwined with Bangladesh’s military history and has a special significance in the turn of events that led to our independence. 

EVENT / Slam Poetry Nights 4 goes to Gulshan Paara Uthshab

SHOUT and Daily Star Books jointly organise the Slam Poetry Nights once every month to offer a platform for conversations on art, personal freedom, and the issues urgent to the country’s people, all through the lens of poetry. 

SHOUTxDS Books ‘Slam Poetry Nights’ returns with gusto

Nineteen performers recited poems in Bangla and English, their topics ranging from nostalgia, personal growth and daydreams to mental health, death, and trauma.

I write a name.—An ode to imagination

Imagination is the capacity to explore that "something else way down." 

The many facets of Nazrul

His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the title, 'Rebel Poet'. Accomplishing a large number of much-admired works throughout his life, Kazi Nazrul Islam is more than a rebel.

Poetry and Ghazals at IGCC

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) is organising back to back evenings of poetry recitation and ghazals at its Gulshan premises today and tomorrow.

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

Looking back at the Liberation War through poetry

On the third day of the event, two documentaries were showcased. The first featured the infamous Belonia Battle, and Pakistan’s first and only surrender to the freedom fighters. It emphasised how the battle is closely intertwined with Bangladesh’s military history and has a special significance in the turn of events that led to our independence. 

December 4, 2022
December 4, 2022

Slam Poetry Nights 4 goes to Gulshan Paara Uthshab

SHOUT and Daily Star Books jointly organise the Slam Poetry Nights once every month to offer a platform for conversations on art, personal freedom, and the issues urgent to the country’s people, all through the lens of poetry. 

October 6, 2022
October 6, 2022

SHOUTxDS Books ‘Slam Poetry Nights’ returns with gusto

Nineteen performers recited poems in Bangla and English, their topics ranging from nostalgia, personal growth and daydreams to mental health, death, and trauma.

August 5, 2022
August 5, 2022

I write a name.—An ode to imagination

Imagination is the capacity to explore that "something else way down." 

May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015

The many facets of Nazrul

His poetry and nationalist activism earned him the title, 'Rebel Poet'. Accomplishing a large number of much-admired works throughout his life, Kazi Nazrul Islam is more than a rebel.

March 20, 2015
March 20, 2015

Poetry and Ghazals at IGCC

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) is organising back to back evenings of poetry recitation and ghazals at its Gulshan premises today and tomorrow.