VIA POETICA 2026
April month, in Annapurna National Park from Nepal’s Himalayas and in Pokhara city, Via Poetica&Zidul de Hartie writers group are organizing with local parteners a residency and a festival. The residency is open to worldwide creative people to come and work individually for 1-4 weeks in Pokhara city (Phewa Lake) and, if they want, in Annapurna Sanctuary (at the main Base Camp, 4200 meters high, at the ending point of world famous ABC Trek Route). Additionally to residency, in midApril a blues&experimental music and poetry festival will be organized by the local partners in Lakeside Pokhara. Residents to come may attend, exhibit or perform during it. A special anthology will be printed in Pohkara with poems written during trek.
Second largest city of Nepal, Pokhara is one of the most visited places of Himalayas, with cultural hubs, traditional Gurkha villages around, music venues and beautiful scenery being half-surrounded by ones of the biggest world moutains: Annapurna I (8091m), Dhaulagiri (8167m) and Manaslu (8163m).
On the Road Again Festival will happen between 15 to 20 of April on Lakeside Pokhara, the famous old hippie paradise, in few venues and will include music events, poetry readings, exhibitions, book launches and screenings.
Cost of Pohkara city residency for single rooms with bathroom, wifi and balcony will be 100 USD per week, seven nights. Double rooms, 130 USD. Kitchen and working space outside and on rooftop are available.
Accomodation at Annapurna 4200m high basecamp will be in double rooms with shared bathroom, breakfast and dinner included is 20 USD/night, only vegetarian tasty meals are allowed in sacred Annapurna Sanctuary area. Treking and staying at Base Camp is optional and it will take 4 to 7 days. ABC Trekking Route to Base Camp nowadays is well mantained and not requering technical skills. Organizers offer guided trekking to upper poetry basecamp in Anapurna Sanctuary. October is one of the best month to visit Nepal, with clear sky and calm, rainless weather.
Pick up from Kathmandu airport can be organized at request. Pick up from Pokhara airport or Pokhara Tourist Bus Station is free as well as daily assistance during your stay.
To participate you need first to submit an application meaning to send an email with your CV and links with your website or any online work (if possible) until deadline of November 1st. Up to 12 foreign residents may be accepted (writers, poets, artists, musicians or other creatives with special interest into Nepal, travel or research on local culture). You get a response within 3-5 days then you can start organizing your travel. Ask any other information or apply by email ziduldehartie at gmail.com
