was the first of the new series of gatherings which was held on
October 11, 1997 at the University of Toronto.
Poets and writers who read their works were:
Reza Baraheni, Hosein Zarrasvand, Parveen Ya'qubi, Hassan Zerehi,
Afsane Shafa'ee, Karim Zayyani, Sirus Noroozi and Manizhe Panahi.
Bagher Moa'zzen played some guitar pieces.
Levon Haftvani and Esmail Senejani performed a short piece of drama.
The programme was hosted by Bahram Bahrami.