JOIN USThe special edition of literary magazine 'Arso' edited and published by well-known writer and critic H M Pernal and the prize distribution of poetry competition 2017 held by 'Poetics' headed by well-known Konkani writer-poet-lyricist Wilson Kateel will be held at Suma Sadana in Kadri on Sunday at 7 pm.
According to a press release, the special edition of Arso will be released by multi-linguist poet and short story writer Gokuldas Prabhu, who is a member of the General Council of Sahithya Akademi, New Delhi and also the president of All India Konkani Parishad. In his keynote address, Gokuldas Prabhu will speak on the topic 'New experiments in modern Konkani poetry'.
Arso has been bringing special editions since 2014 and these special editions comprise a wide array of literary gems in the form of descriptive essays, poems, short stories, epic stories, travelogue, special articles and literary write-ups on relevant and contemporary issues. This year's issue deals with the highly relevant topic 'Social media and social concern'.
Poetics was started three years ago under the leadership of Wilson Kateel with the main objective of giving a platform for poets to put their creativity to use through poetry. Starting from this year, Poetics conducted a poetry competition for the general public. Winners of the competition will be awarded cash prizes of Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2000 for first, second and third place respectively.
Jomel Bondel, Roshu Bajpe and John Shuntikoppa are the winners of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively. Stephen Quadros and Rohan Adkabare have been awarded consolation prizes.