.DETAILED PROGRAMME
March 21:
8:30 Welcome Address by Dato’ Dr Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof
8:40 Official Opening by Tan Sri Dhanaraj
9:00 Reading by Guest Poets: Muhammad Hj Salleh, Wong Phui Nam etc.
9:15 Launching of Khoo Soo Hay’s Book by Dato’ Anwar Fazal and Reading by KSH
9:25 Cultural presentations- Participants to be determined
9:40 Tea
10:00 Poetry Reading by Selected Poets
12:30 Lunch Break
2:00 Poetry Reading (Special Session for first time/young writers)
2:30 Poetry Reading (Continued) Impromptu Session
3:00 Poetry Reading Continued
4: 00 Cultural Presentations
4: 20 Tea Break
5:45 Panel Discussion on Malaysian Poetry
5:15 Poetry Reading by VIP Poets
5:35 Closing Remarks by one of the VIP Poets
6:00 Closing Ceremony by Dato Anwar Fazal and Presentation of Certificates/gifts etc.
6:20 Cultural Presentations: Participants to be Identified
7: 00 Close
