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The Marin Literature Society brought a poetry writing workshop and poetry festival to Marin in Sindhuli on Monday, October 12. The Rising Nepal reported the programme on Wednesday, October 14, describing participation by young poets from several parts of Nepal as well as local students. The event has already taken place, so it should not be presented as an upcoming registration opportunity. Its news value lies in the mix of instruction, public recitation and local cultural participation created by the one day gathering.
Visiting writers included Swapnil Smriti from Panchthar, Avaya Shrestha from Bhaktapur, Ganesh Shraman from Chitwan, and DB Bartaula and Kishan Paudel from Hetauda. Their presence extended the programme beyond Sindhuli and gave local participants contact with writers from different districts. The report does not provide a total attendance figure or a list of every participant, so the named guests should be understood as examples of the programme’s national reach rather than a complete roster.
Local writers Amala Adhikari, Lokendra Dahere, Khadanand Timalsina, Amrit Bhimaneli, Dhrubachandra Khadka and Maiya Lamichhane were among those who presented work. The stage included poems, ghazals and muktaks, allowing several literary forms to appear in the same programme. That variety helped turn the gathering into more than a sequence of formal speeches. According to the report, the performances explored personal experience, social life and human feeling through both recitation and conversation with listeners.
A central feature was the practical writing session led by Avaya Shrestha. Students and other interested participants joined the keynote workshop, which placed the process of creating poetry alongside the public festival. Local students including Nisha Magar and Sarita Shrestha also presented their poems. The combination is important because it gives emerging writers both instruction and a place to share work. The source does not claim that the workshop offered certification, publication or prizes, and none should be implied.
The event also involved local literary and community organisations. Attendees included Narayan Pyakurel of Kamala Community Library, Keshab Kumar Phuyal of Budhyauli Literature Society, the president of Pallavi Gyan Manch and other local literary figures. Marin Literature Society president Nirupam Shrestha chaired the programme. Their participation shows that the event was connected to an existing local network rather than arranged only as a visiting performance by writers from outside the district.
Marin Rural Municipality chairperson Bimarsa Moktan said the local government was committed to developing local literature and art and linked that work to the wider identity of Marin. The vice chairperson, chief administrative officer and other speakers also discussed the role of local government in supporting culture. These comments express an intention and institutional interest, not a newly announced budget, permanent centre or continuing schedule. The source report does not provide funding figures or dates for a follow up programme.
The broader significance is the opportunity for young and local writers to work in the same space as established visitors while audiences hear literature rooted in several regions. Analysis of the programme suggests that its strongest contribution is participation: students were not only spectators, and local writers were not displaced by nationally known guests. A single workshop cannot by itself measure long term literary development, but it can widen networks and confidence. Any future edition should be confirmed through a new organiser announcement rather than assumed from Monday’s successful event.
Source publication date: 2026-10-14. Event or reporting period: 2026-10-12.
Sources:The Rising Nepal
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