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POETRY SLAM IN TBILISI! near Valentines Day 2007! Short stories, blogs, poems, filmscripts, news articles, video journalism, and tramp journalism by Bryan Adrian ... follow this link Georgian, American, and other poets will read from their own works of poetry, in addition to a large number of poetry and prose experts reading from the works of great famous poets, in the original languages and in translation also. THE CARAVAN is near the Public Library on Purtseladze Street, just behind Rustaveli Cinema. Every second or third poet after their performance will be followed by a musician. Average time for each poet and musician is about five to fifteen minutes. This nearly two hour event will be crowded with entertaining performances and a delicious array of talents [and in hindsight, it was!!]. For those who are hungry or thirsty, The Caravan has an attractive menu of drinks and food from which to order, covering the entire price range from 3 GEL cognacs/soft drinks, to very fine food and whiskeys. POETS & PERFORMERS who attended: Amiran Svimonishvili [Paco]; Nino Burduli; Medea Zaalishvili; Mary Shengelia; Gia Chkonia [pianist]; Goga Shoshiashvili [guitarist]; George Pkhaladze [guitarist]; Kote Kubaneishvili; Dato Akriani; Gia Kobakhidze; Bryan Adrian; Givi Margvelashvili...... email us at: [email protected] New Yorker Bryan Adrian and Lingua House-Tbilisi, and the Caravan Art Cafe/Restaurant, near Rustaveli Cinema and the Tbilisi Parliament, PRESENTED..... circa Valentine's Day 2007! [PHOTOS BELOW!] NOTE: please click here for the link to the coverage of the FIRST major poetry read-out,

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Page 1: POETRY SLAM IN TBILISI! near Valentine s Day 2007! · Tbilisi culture, Tbilisi arts, Georgian National poetry, US embassy excludes themselves from Lingua House/Bryan Adrian gala poetry

POETRY SLAM IN TBILISI!

near Valentine’s Day 2007!

Short stories, blogs, poems, filmscripts, news articles, video journalism, and tramp journalism by

Bryan Adrian ... follow this link

Georgian, American, and other poets will read from their own works of poetry, in addition to a large number of

poetry and prose experts reading from the works of great famous poets, in the original languages and in translation also. THE CARAVAN is near the Public Library on Purtseladze Street, just behind Rustaveli Cinema. Every second or third poet after their performance will be followed by a musician. Average time for each poet and musician is about five to fifteen minutes. This nearly two hour event will be crowded with entertaining performances and a delicious array of talents [and in hindsight, it was!!]. For those who are hungry or thirsty, The Caravan has an attractive menu of drinks and food from which to order, covering the entire price range from 3 GEL cognacs/soft drinks, to very fine food and whiskeys.

POETS & PERFORMERS who attended: Amiran Svimonishvili [Paco]; Nino Burduli;

Medea Zaalishvili; Mary Shengelia; Gia Chkonia [pianist]; Goga Shoshiashvili [guitarist];

George Pkhaladze [guitarist]; Kote Kubaneishvili; Dato Akriani; Gia Kobakhidze; Bryan

Adrian; Givi Margvelashvili......

email us at: [email protected]

New Yorker Bryan Adrian and Lingua House-Tbilisi, and the Caravan Art Cafe/Restaurant,

near Rustaveli Cinema and the Tbilisi Parliament, PRESENTED..... circa Valentine's Day

2007! [PHOTOS BELOW!]

NOTE: please click here for the link to the coverage of the FIRST major poetry read-out,

Dell
Typewritten text
Tbilisi International Poetry Slam 2007 -- hosted by Bryan Adrian -- a HUGE success!
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produced by Bryan Adrian in NYC on the Upper West Side, also on

Valentine's Day, but in 2006....

... to all the people of Tbilisi, a

" Yank- Brit-Kartvelebi Poetry READ-OUT",

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at THE CARAVAN, on Sunday, January 28th, 2007, at 2pm!

Presented by Bryan Adrian of Lingua House

click here for SAMPLE of one of the writer-performers!

Photos provided by Ross McConnell of the "Tbilisi Tattler"

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Nino, aka "Wolfie", with Givi Margvelashvili, one of the presenters....

email us at: [email protected]

POETS & PERFORMERS who attended: Amiran Svimonishvili [Paco]; Nino Burduli;

Medea Zaalishvili; Mary Shengelia; Gia Chkonia [pianist]; Goga Shoshiashvili [guitarist];

George Pkhaladze [guitarist]; Kote Kubaneishvili; Dato Akriani; Gia Kobakhidze; Bryan

Adrian; Givi Margvelashvili......

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Kote Kubaneishvili, poet

Nino Burduli, actress and intellectual

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Medea Zaalishvili, translator

Dato Akriani, poet/translator

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Bryan Adrian, writer

THE CARAVAN

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Givi Margvelashvili the Master of Ceremony!

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Gia Kobakhidze, former MP

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......"Thanks for coming!"

Original flier for the event, below:

Georgian, American, and other poets will read from their own works of poetry, in addition to a large number of poetry and prose experts reading from the works of great famous poets, in the original languages and in translation also. THE CARAVAN is near the Public Library on Purtseladze Street, just behind Rustaveli Cinema.

Every second or third poet after their performance will be followed by a musician. Average time for each poet and musician is about five to fifteen minutes.

This nearly two hour event will be crowded with entertaining performances and a delicious array of talents [and in hindsight, it was!!].

For those who are hungry or thirsty, The Caravan has an attractive menu of drinks and food from which to order, covering the entire price range from 3 GEL cognacs/soft drinks, to very fine food and whiskeys.

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PLEASE CONTACT, IF INTERESTED, ASAP !

Nino Mgdeladze or Bryan Adrian, tel: 599 00 43 05

Short stories, blogs, poems, filmscripts, news articles, video

journalism, and tramp journalism by Bryan Adrian ... follow this link