Together as we celebrate our humanity through poetry, my readings will feature on November 17, 2020 for the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival along with many exciting, brilliant voices. Facebook link

In case you wanted to light haibun & haiku lamps during Diwali, here I come. 14 Nov 2020. 3-5 pm IST   Zoom link via FB.

Dear Friends, Join us at ‘Great Indian Love Poems’ session on 31 October, Saturday, 18:00 – 18:45 pm IST Pragati-E-Vichaar Online literature festival is organized by Delhi Book Fair and Capexil in association with the Federation of Indian Publishers. https://www.pragatie.com/dbf2020 https://www.facebook.com/PragatiEcom #VirtualDelhiBookFair  

‘Words have wings: The afterlife of literary works‘ by Karthik Venkatesh in The Hindu where he mentions my book Paper Asylum. Thank you!

Glad to have my poems included in this alluring collection: “The Bloomsbury Book of Great Indian Love Poems, edited by Abhay K. that has just released with love poems in more than two dozen Indian languages spanning over 3000 years. A cornucopia of delights, this book is a must read for one and all.” Buy…

So here we go. Who wants an intensive haiku session where we juxtapose nature and human existence in two images and investigate behind those images? Kaiku? you ask! It’s free. Please register 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/events/681488749441369/  

Jallianwala Bagh: Poetic Tribute, edited by Gopal Lahiri, published by Virasat Art Publications is dedicated to all who died in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Poets from India and Pakistan contribute. You can buy the book here.

#OxfordBookstore and Poetry Paradigm present Haiku and Haibun: A workshop on Poetic of the Far East facilitated by Rochelle Potkar and Inam Hussain Mullick @inam.mullick on Sunday, 4 October at 1 PM. For registration and guidelines, please click on the below link: https://oxfordbookstore.com/haiku-and-haibun/ #Workshop #Poetry #Haiku #Haibun #ApeejayGroup

Which book are you rooting for? “With the literary awards season in full swing, five authors pick titles they’re rooting for or those they hoped would make the cut.” – Eye On The Prize by Dalreen Ramos | Mid-day Read here.

Yesterday was a beautiful evening, celebrating the cultural event space – Dosti House at the American Library, and listening in on its Indian-American partnerships and projects. I was glad to present poetry, juxtaposing American and Indian women poets around women empowerment. Thank you Sita Murugan for conceptualizing and executing this program to perfection.