Poetry Reading “No Jail Can Confine Your Poem” – From Kotobuki, Yokohama to Afghanistan as well as the World -

Professor Miwa Ota of Department of English Studies will appear at the poetry reading of the anthology of poems “No Jail Can Confine Your Poem.”

Ahead of the world, Japan has published the anthology “No Jail Can Confine Your Poem – A Poetic Protest Against Censorship and Suppression of Art in Afghanistan,” in response to the Afghanistan poet in exile, Somaia Ramish’s call toward the world poets, to participate in poetic protests against the Afghanistan Taliban regime forbidding poetry in the country. The Japan P.E.N. Club also acknowledges and introduces the purpose of this book on X (ex Twitter).

Following the poetry reading held at Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in August to commemorate the publication of the anthology, another poetry reading will take place in October at Yokohama. Please join us and think about Afghanistan, Japan and the world through enjoying poetry. We look forward to meeting you at the venue!

Program:
Opening Speech : Hitsuji Endou (Moderator)
Introduction of governing body of the venue: Yokohama Kotobuki Collaboration Space, Midori Tokunaga
Message on video: Somaia Ramish (Representative of Baamdaad) 　
Report on the current status in Afghanistan: Juichi Noguchi (editor of Web Afghan) 　

Poetry Reading(First Part)
Hitsuji Endou, Yumiko Aoki, Takashiba Sanmon, TOXIC, Juichi Noguchi, Genichi Takahoso SK (Appearance through video) 　
Short Lecture  Akira Okawada (literary critic, poet)
Poetry Reading (Second Part)
Nayuta (online participation), Tagayasu Mori (online participation), Kuno Takahiro (online participation), Miwa Ota, Aki Sagawa, Motoyamasaki Mifuyu, Akira Okawada 　

Open mic Message on video Nozomu Shibata (Editor of “No Jail Can Confine Your Poem”)

1,000 yen

* Those who wish to attend to the public reading or participate in open mic, please make reservation either via QR code on the voucher, or email to the whichever contact person, Genichi Takahoso or Hitsuji Endou in advance.

Volunteer group for “No Jail Can Confine Your Poem”

Contact Person:
Genichi Takahoso  ginngakei7@gmail.com
Hitsuji Endou        end.of.hitsuji@gmail.com