You are invited to a twin poetry book launch of ‘Paper Asylum’ and ‘A Clock in the Far Past’ at Atta Galatta, on 23rd June 2018, 6-7 pm. Meet us! The books can be bought online here: Paper Asylum A Clock in the Far Past  

The first review of Paper Asylum by Shafey Kidwai features in The Hindu. “An interesting interplay of poetry and prose, Rochelle Potkar’s “Paper Asylum” imagines a world where nature is in us and we are not in the lap of nature.” Read the rest here… (You may find the book here.)

257 women were on board the Empire Windrush. 188 of them travelled alone. The Wasafiri Issue 94 includes a special section on Windrush women, and my reviews of Grace Nichols’ and Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze’s books. I have invitations, which alas I can’t use. But hey friends in London why don’t you consider: 1. ‘Windrush Women…

Two publications: 1. Writing Language, Culture, and Development: Volume – 1 Africa Vs Asia edited by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka, Wanjohi wa Makokha is just out! Carrying a multiplicity of forms: essays, poems, stories, plays and translations into 13 languages: Chinese, Japanese, Nepalese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Kiswahili, Shona, Hausa, Idoma, Igbo, Akan Twi, and English from…

My reviews of Grace Nichols’ ‘The Insomnia Poems’ and Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze’s ‘The Verandah Poems’ [Bloodaxe Books] have appeared in Wasafiri, Volume 33, 2018 – Issue 2.  Published online by Taylor & Francis. Scrolling through, it may be read here: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/7Gt7eSPTtrqUJVxM3QIw/full

Reading my poem ‘Deer’ ably created by Surjo Sengupta.

Great! So the Paper Asylum Amazon link is up! https://www.amazon.in/dp/9384109266   If you read it, be sure to write a review – I would love to know your thoughts! * International buyers may write to cuprumcoin@gmail.com. (The price of the book – $12 + $4 shipping.)

A new magazine ‘FemAsia’ hosts a poem by me for its April issue. Do tour the whole magazine, though. http://femasiamagazine.com/confluence/

An interview in The Goan Everyday newspaper. On poetry, skirts, and Goa. http://epaper.thegoan.net/m5/1639791/The-Goan-Everyday/The-Goan-Everyday#page/10/1

Rarely does this happen… three books in the post received this week have my work in them: in Arabic, in an anthology, in a new book of prose poetry. ‘Iowa River – A Selection of Contemporary International Poetry’ (Ed. Raed Aljishi; Walking Bookfairs’ gorgeous put-together of ‘100 Poems are Not Enough’; Paper Asylum’s first copy is…