i can sense a gush of sorrow i can do nothing to tear a   w    a    y . . .   her passing i feel over, ahead, beyond   her life was news i swear: our paths never intersected   her death news too until her poems bred wounds in my veins, with words, weakening…

Of pretending to understand poetry, and secret/revealed admiration. Prelude to the Bangaluru Poetry Festival 2017. And the answers are… b. To the question: ‘Which poet are you excited about at the festival?’ I said: All of ’em.

Friends in Goa who wish a haibun workshop upon themselves, here it comes! 12th August, 9 am – 1 pm, Carmel College for Women, Nuvem, Goa.

‘Not late in her book  Four Degrees of Separation, the third poem to be precise, Rochelle Potkar defines the edges of the poetic prowess that is to follow. In a small poem titled ‘Doggerel,’ Potkar describes the essence of her poems, and of the personality of the poet. She writes of herself as “The one…

Inviting you to apply to the Arcs-of-a-Circle Artists’ Residency Mumbai. The Call for Submission window will be open until 31st August 2017. http://www.aksharacentre.org/artists-residency-mumbai/ Also, please share this with those who may be interested. For more updates, follow: https://www.facebook.com/ArcsofaCircle/

Check the issue, first for its delicious cover, then for its scrumptious fiction and poetry. * Our poetry editor, Rochelle Potkar remarks about this issue: “ The Inuit say the earth has shifted north, and collective moods are shifting this month with a riff in the air for climate change, more in the blur of…

Looking forward to reading and listening, sharing and soaking, laughing and teasing, immersing in the experience of the festival and the city’s friendship. Are you in Bangalore? https://www.facebook.com/BengaluruPoetryFestival/

…arrives by mail. This is also the first time I hold a chapbook in its lightness. We don’t have much of a concept of chapbooks in India, or at least I haven’t seen much amid the little magazines that are wholesomely meaty. Jennifer Russell, poet and founder of the Hungry hill international poetry competition, had…

The other day I tried my hand at ‘Exquisite corpse’, I began a story in 500 words calling it: ‘Shadow’, leaving it largely open to genre and possibilities. The second part was written by Hanadi Falki. Do you want to continue it? In 500 words? Shadow  

I am really kicked about being associated with The Poetry college, as a mentor. Presently,  preparing course content for my class. * “Master of all trades, Varun Garg is a wonderful poet with a sense and affinity for acoustics in his writing. Rochelle Potkar, a poet who lives the poet life, traveling all over the world for poetry,…