Recently, a para-sahitya (literary parasite) said to me – “Your poems have a long way to go …” I said “Of course! and I am working each day on bettering my craft. I don’t sit on laurels – appreciation or prizes, but I hope you too invest less time in my journey and look at…

As we await the Unlock version next in Mumbai, glad to be associated with the ‘Chair Literary Trust’ and ‘Neelamber Kolkata’ and reading poems on 29th August at Monsoon Verses 2020. More details will be shared soon.

It was wonderful discussing poetic forms – haiku, haibun, free verse yesterday at the workshop with Kena Shree, and reading immediate writings of participants. Taboo topics – infertility, menstruation, incest, molestation had space through poetry without squirming skirmishes of raised-eyebrows or blank faces. Mid-day coverage, thanks to the astute Dalreen Ramos.

So gleeful to premier this. Any collaborative fission (however small) makes for joy. Here my haibun ‘Conch’ is read by Ranjan Kamath, who has been a listener and observer of all things moving…and still. He marries three decades of experience as a performance arts practitioner and independent film maker to exploit the power and potential…

‘In search of strange flowers’ – Contemporary Indian English poetry. Hi friends, do join us at this live session at the Glass House Festival 2020. https://www.facebook.com/ArtMantram/ Q&A for 15 minutes at the end.  

A male poet whose silo and gossip network I don’t belong to has been dissing my poetry, saying it is good but I don’t explore & it has no range. Not being in his silo hurts so much? Closed mind 🙂 How deranged he seems, poor thing. I explore all topics, themes, genres, art forms,…

We are delighted to announce Asia’s first Feminist Poetry Fest. The festival is a celebration and showcase of the work of feminist poets from India and overseas. We are building a community of feminist writers, artists and leaders, united in their goal to end gender inequality through the power of storytelling and poetry. For more…

Welcoming all young poets to this competition by V.G. Vaze college. Gladly looking forward to reading your entries, as one of the judges. * * * Department of English and Department of Mass Media of KET’s V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Autonomous), Mumbai is organising a National-Level Poetry Competition _*Lockdown Musings*_…

For those of yours who missed this session late last night, here it is: The New York Writers Workshop (NYWW) and Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT) hosted the third chapter of Isolation Break, featuring international writers. This episode included Rochelle Potkar, Mags Webster, Kavita A. Jindal, Sara F. Costa and Usha Akella.   Isolation…

Interviewed at ShethePeople by the incisive Archana Pai Kulkarni. Thank you! Write Without Fear: You Will Be Judged In Any Case, Says Poet-Author Rochelle Potkar