The talks invite domestic poets to engage in a discussion on how social and cultural issues are reflected in literary practices, as well as interdisciplinary connections that encompass topics on career, love, and the aesthetic crossover of video poetry. It aims to broaden the scope of literature to a wider audience and to provide an opportunity for young, emerging writers to meet readers face-to-face.

The Breakout of Women in Their Thirties
Thursday, Oct 09, 19:30 @ Hian-lâu Tsheh-tiàm

Is age anxiety a real issue for modern women? Whether in the city or countryside, the female poets who have undergone the journeys of physical or psychological transformation will have their stories to tell, through poetry.

The Sumo Wrestling between Video and Poetry
Tuesday, Oct 14, 19:30 @ 2F, Multipurpose Hall, SPOT-Taipei

With decades of experiences as the organizer of Film-Poetry Gathering and A Salon of Film and Poetry, Wu Yu-Hsuan will share her perspective on the interrelated and infiltrating relationship between video and poetry with poets who have grown up in a world dominated by visual images.

Speak Up, Work-Slaves
Wednesday, Oct 15, 19:30 @ Touat Books

Humans are born to be work-slaves. Should we blame the fate, the boss, or ourselves? Let poetry speak up for us.