The participants & their readings at KavitaKAFE
At the heart of KavitaKAFE’s Healing Verses project lies a diverse ensemble of poets, storytellers, and musicians whose voices carry the warmth of empathy into spaces of fragility and healing. Through their readings, they don’t merely recite poems — they enter into a dialogue with places and people often kept at the margins: old-age homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, and schools for the visually impaired. Each participant brings a unique sensibility: some offer light sher-o-shayari , blending familiar rhythms and vernacular idioms; others present original work steeped in hope, resilience, and delicate reflection. In sessions where listeners may struggle with long verses, selected pieces are trimmed, interwoven with live music, or paired with known film lyrics to bridge the gap between performer and audience. Musicians on guitar, flute, djembe, and harmonica accompany these readings, creating a textured landscape where voice and sound support each other, where silence is al...