A Poet’s Place in the World:
A small gathering for people who write, or those who have always wanted to but haven’t quite begun. We’ll read poems that move between the intimate and the grand: a body and a border, a kitchen and a country, a name and a history. Then we’ll write our own, creating seamless bridges between the personal and political.
When we write honestly about our own lives, we are already writing about the world around us, if we can remain rooted in the true interconnectedness of our being. This workshop is an invitation to name it. Not loudly, not necessarily with a fist, but with the precision and care that honest writing demands.
We’ll read writers who have done this well, do some short exercises, and share what we make. Influences include, but are not limited to Mary Oliver, Nazim Hikmet, Martín Espada, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pablo Neruda and prose from Frida Kahlo.
You don’t need to have written before. Just a willingness to begin.
⏰*Time* – 11:30 am to 2:30 pm, Saturday, 14th November (Includes 30 minutes lunch break)
📍*Location* – Auroville Language Lab (https://maps.app.goo.gl/CbMYpmiHP7UFy2gA6?g_st=ic)
🧞♀️ *Facilitator* – Barkha Bhandari
📞*RSVP* – +91 9843030355 (LAB, WhatsApp) , +1 4138005289 (Barkha)