The Open Mic yesterday at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai saw many poets share their English, Urdu, and Marathi poetry. Thank you Raamesh G. Raghavan for inviting me to co-host and to Nobby Pariyaram. Those iconic steps! I am glad I met the student-poets of Maniben Nanavati Women’s College, prior to my poetry workshop with…
Workshopping and working with academia.
An utter joy to connect with young minds. Looking forward to meeting the bright and brilliant young minds of Maniben Nanavati Women’s College on 31 Jan for a whole day of workshop. We cover 3 forms.
Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters 2023
Meet me on 4 February, reading poetry with Sonnet Mondal and Mani Rao at 10:00 am. Venue: Pagoda. And discussing ‘A writer’s life in different worlds’ with Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor and Colum McCann on 4 February, 4:00 pm. Venue: Festival Hall. Listen to the acclaimed writer, poet, and literary critic Rochelle Potkar at the Mathrubhumi…
January and poetry. Brim. Gills. Hilt.
Good to know :–)
Open mic on the historic steps of the Town Hall/Asiatic Society of Mumbai for Jashn e Dastaan e Mumbai.
Yo! Welcome to this Open Mic.Essays, stories, rants, poems, lyrics, raps – the medium of expression is your choice with 2 mins to express. No profanities.The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is pleased to present Jashn e Dastaan e Mumbai 2023. The theme this year is “On The Streets” celebrating the…
11 Authors Talk About The Book That Has Stayed With Them In 2022
Read the list here.Thank you Archana Pai Kulkarni for inviting my thoughts.
January Poetry Workshops
And for those who can’t make it in-person, on-ground for my workshop at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, there’s always the online workshop series with The Himalayan Writing Retreat. *Meld words to create magic. Award-winning poet, Rochelle Potkar leads you through the wonderland of poetry. Understand & appreciate poetry. Then write your own poems under…
An in-person Haibun Workshop at the Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s festival / 27 Jan 2023.
The Mumbai Research Centre of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is pleased to present Jashn e Dastaan e Mumbai 2023. The theme this year is “On The Streets” celebrating the city’s vivid street life. Haibun is a form of self-reflective prose-poetry invented by the 17th century Japanese monk-poet Matsuo Bashō. Since the late 19th century,…
Writers INK Screenwriting Lab 2022-23
So gleefully glad to be one of the 30 scholars, selected to participate in the Writers INK Screenwriting Lab 2022-23 – an intensive fellowship.For more details, click here.
December events!
In PosterSyndromes, waiting for these two events as I ant up preparations slowly but surely like the most lumbering ant with sugar and salt in her mouth. Thank you, Michelle Phillip, for your continued trust in my teaching abilities. Thank you, Gayatri Majumdar and Anju Makhija for your new and warm friendships.