‘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.

Looking forward to a Saturday poetry workshop for IIT Kanpur’s festival.

As a new translator engaging with Marathi, I have done little other than enjoy the intricacies beneath the metaphors of two languages, in pieces here ‘Grandma – a line from a poem’ and ‘Flash’. – original poems by Sanket Mhatre. Marathi poetry by Sanket Mhatre

Dear friends, you can buy the book here: Open Your Eyes: an anthology on climate change Edited by Vinita Agrawal Would love to know what you think. Links to buy- Hawakal India Amazon, USA