LINKBangla Presents
An Evening of Poetry & Film
29th May 2009 Friday 5pm-7.30pm
Montefiore Centre, Hanbury Street, London E1
Nearest Tube- Algate East, Whitechaple

1st Part
Stephen Watts's Poetry Event
5pm-6.40pm

Introduction/Shamim Azad
Discussion/Ana Jelnikar, Choyon Khairul Habib, Cristina Viti, Siddharta Bose
Reciting & Reading/ Stephen Watts
Conversation with Audience
Refreshment

Books will be available for sales throughout the event

Stephen Watts
Stephen Watts was born in London in 1952. His mother's family came from the Italian Alps and he has strong cultural roots there and in Scotland. He is a poet and editor, much involved in translation studies. His own poetry has been published as The Lava's Curl (1990, repr. 2002) and Gramsci & Caruso, Selected Poems 1977-1997' (2003). Also, a bilingual selection of his work in Czech translation is available. He has co-edited Voices of Conscience : Prison Poems (1995), Mother Tongues : Non English-Language Poetry In England (2001) and Music While Drowning : German Expressionist Poems (2003) and has compiled a very extensive bibliography of 20th century poetry in English translation.


2nd Part
Poet of Camera' UK Premiere
A London Based Documentary on Legendary Portrait Photographer Nasir Ali Mamun
20 Minutes/DV Cam/English Sub
6.50pm-7.30pm

Inaguration & Introduction

Screening

DVD will be available @ 5 throughout the event

You Wel come
Please book your seat by mailing at linkbangla@gmail.com




LINKBangla presents
Poet of Camera

This is a conversation based documentary when Nasir Ali Mamun exploring East London. Mamun has talked about his portrait & personal life.



Bangladesh Premier-27th January 2009, Short Film Forums Auditorium, Aziz Market, Shabag, Dhaka-1000
UK Premier-29th May 2009, BGTC, Hanbury Street, London E1