Feb Meeting

English Writers Group @The Wadiya

The monthly meeting was held on Feb 29, 2020 at 930am @The Wadiya

The following attended:-

Amar

Chandrika

Elmo Leonard

Fazli

Himangi

Jayanthi (host)

Kiara

Lakshmi

Madonna

Melinda

Nafisa

Neela

Nilanthi

Hansa (Nilanthi’s son, 11)

Pierangeli

Peter

Sakuntala (host)

Zainab Hussain (Asghars niece)

The meeting kicked off with several admin issues being addressed as follows:-

1.       No subscriptions to be levied starting 2020

2.       Contact Faith to determine the financial status (Fazli)

3.       Check with Lilamani re subscriptions collected for 2018/19 (Fazli)

4.       Prepare meeting schedule with attendance/hosting for the files (Fazli)

5.       Guests to pay for soft drinks at the meetings

6.       Impose a six (6) minimum attendance rule per year to keep members active and involved

7.       Invite members to submit more writings to be read and archived

8.       Plan a suitable literary reading event in collaboration with other literary organizations

9.       Open a joint bank account in personal names of two members to manage funds (Fazli/Nafisa)

10.   Revive the WAVES publication by requesting members to write and send articles for publication

Readings:

1.       Himangi: Two poems titled “Down Fielder Road” and “Song in the Wind”. The former, a very emotional description of returning to a place one loved before and the latter a poignant capture of the tragic Easter Sunday bombing

2.       Fazli: A reminiscence of the Royal-Thomian cricket match since childhood emphasizing the antics of the mischief made by the boys since the 60s in “Merry March Madness”

3.       Zainab: “The Unknown Presence” capturing the essence of the Universe and its many galaxies with a reminder that there may be alien beings on earth too with reference to Daemons, Rabisu and Jinns.

4.       Neela:  A poem titled “My Flute and I” relating the tale of a lost soul enjoying his flute in his loneliness

5.       Amar: An interesting account in verse of the tragedy of the recent war

6.       Elmo: A nine page, hand written, essay on politics and romance during the post idependence era

7.       Madonna: “Bees & Honey, Mosquitos & Blood”, an interesting essay on the honey bee and themosquito and what they offer us in life

8.       Kiara: Gave us a few verses titled “Remembering You” about a lost love and its ensuing sadness

9.       Melinda:  “Dr Ogaviz”, the tale of a cardio surgeon who perishes after suffering a heart attack when told about a fortune he was being offered for saving another life

10.   Peter:  Three (3) hilarious escapades of Peter in the bus

11.   Hansa: A little 11 year old boys (Nilanthi’s son) account of the “Tsunami” expressed with great emotion and simplicity

12.   Nilanthi:  Read out a story she had submitted to the 70 stories of Independence, titled “Radio”, that illuminated the agony of war

13.    Asghar: An account of death written, fiftenn years ago, in verse titled, “Like an Approaching Shadow”

14.   Lakshmi: “Catching the Podi Menike” a poem about the train

15.   Jayanthi: Shared a poem titled “I, Black” written by an African child and which wasnominated by the UN as the best poem for 2006

16.   Pierangeli: Read out a poem written by her nephew, Shane Rence (23), who is autistic. The verses titled, “Lovely girls on my mind” truly exposed the beautiful mind of the boy and what he had acquired through reading and understanding.

Refreshments were served plentifully and enjoyed by all present. A wonderful morning of prose and verse came to a close by noon.