City poets’ work to be released today

Nagpur: An anthology of poems by a group of 12 poets from city will be released on Monday. ‘Verse-a-Tile-II,’ the anthology is the fourth in the series published by the group that goes by the name Minstrels. The group was formed in the 90s and included VR Kanade and Om Biyani as founder members. “We all write in English and meet once a month to read out and discuss our work,” says Supantha Bhattacharya, a member of the club whose poems form a part of the anthology. “These meetings help us to pick up styles and get a fair analysis of our writings,” he adds. Previously known as Orange City Muses, the group includes people from all walks of life. “I have been a member since 1993,” says Sulabha Chakravarty, who otherwise is a planner of environmental events. “There is a very healthy knowledge exchange at these meets as we share thoughts and ideas. As far as my writings go, I owe a lot to this group for making constructive contributions,” she adds. “Constant interaction ignites minds and releases ideas,” says Pronoti Chuckerbutty, the driving force behind the group and founder president of Centre for Literary Interaction and Creativity. “This particular collection reflects different moods, relationships and personal experiences. It will be on sale at the venue.” The other poets in the group are Dr Vaswati Dutta, Dr Tapati Dey, Dr Manjushree Sardeshpande, Dhruti Bedekar, Richa Mohunta Kothari, Dr Farhat Daud, Jyoti Kumar John, Lata Thergaonkar, and Anuradha Paul. The function will be held at Shrimant Baburao Dhanwate Sabhagruh, Rashtrabhasha Sankul, at 6pm. Divisional Commissioner Anoop Kumar will release the book.