mushaira
/mʊˈʃʌɪərə
/noun Indian
An evening social gathering at which Urdu poetry is read, typically taking the form of a contest.The poetry mushairas were inevitably the biggest successes, but the quality of the seminar discussions was high....
- He is also a poet better heard in mushairas than read in cold print.
- To this day, a hush invariably descends at noisome mushairas when she stands up to recite her poetry.
Origin
From Urdu mušā'ara, via Persian from Arabic muṣaīra 'vying in poetry'.