International literary events to be held in Kuching this month
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Local literary enthusiasts are invited to partake in a number of international literary events scheduled to take place in Kuching, Malaysia this month. It will be held in conjunction with Sarawak's Ruby Jubilee Independence Day celebration.

A gathering of literati from the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) will first meet on October 9-10 to discuss cultural cooperation and development in the region. Brunei Darussalam is expected to send some representatives for the gathering.

The meeting themed "Tradition of Literature in Consolidating Economic and Social Relations" is jointly organised by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Sarawak, Sabah Language and Literature Council, South-East Asia Literature Council (MASTERA), National Association of Malaysian Literary Writers (GAPENA) and Angkatan Sasterawan Sarawak.

Two Kalimantan theatre groups - Sanggar Theatre Banjarmasin and Taman Budaya Kalimantan Barat - are scheduled to perform at the meeting.

The second international event will be a poetry recital on October 11 which would explore how to write poems about cities, and the reasons behind it.

Poets from Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Moscow and Singapore have been invited to participate in the recital organised by DBP Sarawak.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin