The Fourteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, October 25th to Sunday, October 29th 2023

Online : 25 - 26 Oct
On ground : 27 - 29 Oct

Gieve Patel

Poet, India

Gieve Patel has published three books of poetry: ‘Poems’ (Nissim Ezekiel, Bombay, 1966); ‘How Do You Withstand, Body’ (Clearing House, Bombay, 1976); and ‘Mirrored, Mirroring’ (Oxford University Press, Madras, 1991). His ‘Collected Poems’ was published by Poetrywala, Mumbai, in 2017 . His poems have been included in anthologies in India and in other countries. He is a well-known painter and playwright. He has conducted an annual poetry workshop for school students at Rishi Valley School for more than two decades. Patel has worked as a medical practitioner in rural and urban India.

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Tata Literature Live 2022 : Poet Laureate

  • 12th November
  • 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Presentation to Gieve Patel
followed by a conversation with Sampurna Chattarji

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