Moderated by Shamim Reza, speakers at the panel included Ruby Rahman, Suman Gun, Nazmun Nesa Piyari and Nikhilesh Ray. “The poet said ‘Bulbulitey dhan kheyeche khajna debo kishey?’ (Bulbuli birds ate all the paddy, how can we pay tax now?) The king’s sepoys took all the paddy, and people understood that message,” the 75-year-old poet told the audience. If there is sadness, there will be a need for poetry,” the poet and scholar said. “To answer the question why we need poetry, we have to first understand the nature of poetry and what it truly is,” Gun said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 19, 2018 08:48 UTC