dialogue

The Sydney readings for
DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH POETRY
International Poetry Dialogue at United Nations and in 100 Cities

were held on Saturday 31 March 2001, at 12-2 pm, at the Paddington Markets, Uniting Church, Oxford Street, Paddington.

Readers on the day were (in order of reading):
Nihat Ziyalan (with Ruark Lewis reading English translations)
Joanne Burns
Rudi Krausmann
Les Wicks
Amanda Stewart
Peter Boyle
Angelika Fremd
Jill Jones ) organisers
Ruark Lewis )

Poems from these Sydney poets, and other poets who could not take part on the day, plus a selection of pictures taken on the day can be found here.

Ruark and Jill would like to thank:

- all the readers who gave their time to take part
- Margaret Sullivan and staff at the Paddington Markets for letting us make use of this venue
- Annette Willis for taking the photographs
- and everyone who stopped by to listen

An e-book anthology of work from all poets and organisers who took part in all the world-wide readings will be available later this year.

What is Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry?
In 1998, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2001 as the "United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations" to foster tolerance, respect and cooperation among peoples. To further this aim, Rattapallax Press together with the United Nations Society of Writers, will present a series of literary programs around the world at the end of March 2001. Over 240 poetry readings have been organised in over 100 cities worldwide, including a poetry evening at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

The world-wide Program Co-ordinator for Dialogue Among Civilizations Through Poetry is Ram Devineni. If you want to know more about Dialogue go to the web site at:
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org.