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Poetry Reading at The Storyteller Bookstore, Kolkata | April  In April, the third in-person poetry reading session took place in Kolkata. This was also the first session in the city in 2024. Located in Picnic Gardens, The Storyteller Bookstore with its vast stock of books of various kinds was the venue. The event saw people from all ages and walks of life who participated with equal enthusiasm. The themes were "summer" and "parting".  Here are some of the poems that were written and recited by the attendees themselves: Theme: Parting Parting By Goutam Dutta Some words got lost; washed away, amidst the flood of tears. Some tried to make their way out through the dark inner recess of the mind, unsuccessfully. Some came to the lips; but were scattered, thrown apart, by the quivering lips! Those that eventually came out and were heard, were irrelevant, meaningless, frivolous. The real words remained;  unspoken, conveyed however by the eyes, and the warmth of their touch