You are invited to submit papers and presentations for Caesurae’s annual conference in April. Do DM me with your interest in a poetry panel that I am putting together. For more details, check caesurae.org. Register, submit, and book your tickets to Cooch Behar soon!

A small audio-visual excerpt of the first brick-and-mortar book discussion of the short story collection Bombay Hangovers, that released in 2021. At: NCPA’s Stuart Liff Collection Library, Fort Mumbai. This book is available on Amazon.

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…

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.

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…

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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…

Read the list here.Thank you Archana Pai Kulkarni for inviting my thoughts.

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…

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,…