This conference was a cauldron. Jayita Sengupta put together the most interesting mix of academicians, translators, scholars, researchers, musicians and poet. It was a flabbergasting experience and I say that in residue. Now that I ponder over all the sessions that went on. A few pics. Of a panel of poetry readings Of poetry and…

It was an amazing experience to introduce to and urge 200 participants to write the haibun. Carmel college. What an exuberant lot of students and participants, but also how much of effort by the faculty of Carmel college in getting this workshop going. Their efforts made the program an effortless one, an inspiring one for…

Very rarely does Keya feature with me in any of my scheme of things. She finds poetry readings extremely boring. But here were are!

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.   And the festival was a feast, of course!