Rochelle Potkar's Blog, page 20
August 25, 2021
Launch of Divya Joshi’s book ‘Dance of Life’.
You are invited to the launch of Divya Joshi’s book of poetry Dance of Life. I will be in conversation with her, embedded into the whole programme – schedule, attached. Powered by the Ecosophical Foundation for the Study of Literature and Environment (EFSLE).
August 29, 2021 5 pm.
Link to join event, click here.
Panel discussion: SheThePeople
Catch us discussing haikai, poetry, creative writing and healing for these times at the Women Writers Fest, SheThePeople with Archana Pai Kulkarni, Kala Ramesh and Shobhana Kumar on 28th August, 1 pm.
August 10, 2021
Hindustan Times (HT) picks: Bombay Hangovers
On the Hindustan Times (HT) picks.
Click to read.
August 7, 2021
Anthology ‘Witness: The Red River Book of Poetry of Dissent’ is out!
The anthology ‘Witness: The Red River Book of Poetry of Dissent’ is out! Edited by Nabina Das and published by Red River, it possesses the work of 250 poets. [My poem ‘Mask’ features in it.]
Says critic Nirupama Dutt, “Words reach out with a rare rage, urgency, indignation, and angst as poets turn witness to dissent across the length and breadth of the sub-continent in contemporary poetry in this colossal anthology. Penned in different languages and touching a wide range of subjects, words rise out of the despair to mark a dissent with the scheme of things. These words are not mere words but the anguish and despair of a people with whom poetic dissent has been a way of life for thousands of years.”
July 31, 2021
A conversation… over Bombay Hangovers.
A conversation with poet and haibuneer Raamesh Gowri Raghavan over my story collection ‘Bombay Hangovers’ for the Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s Literary Club.
For all those who missed it. (which is everyone! hahaha :D)
July 28, 2021
New poetry workshops for Sept 2021
The workshop wagon is here: haiku, haibun, free verse. Jump on board. For The Himalayan Writing Retreat.
Next workshop: September 11th & 12th, 2021.
Click to book your seat.
July 16, 2021
My poem ‘Skirt’ in French!
Cécile Oumhani has powerfully translated my poem ‘Skirt’ that appears in the latest issue of Trait-d ‘ Union ′They write’, along with a short interview.
“Rochelle lives in Mumbai. Her very incisive writing is looking for a new tone to approach the place of women in today’s world.”
Click to read.
Glad & indebted.
June 29, 2021
My poems in Marathi, published in Hakara.
Sanket Mhatre meticulously translates three of my poems ‘Ground Up’, ‘Native place’ and ‘Stillborn’ to Marathi, published in Hakara.
2 poetry workshops with The Himalayan Writing Retreat in July.
You are invited to two workshops with the Himalayan Writing Retreat. On July 11 & 18. Please spread the word, in your circles, to those that might be interested.
For more details, read through this page –https://www.himalayanwritingretreat.com/poetry-course/
June 26, 2021
‘Bombay Hangovers’ reviewed in The Hindu by Vikas Dhoot.
“But Potkar’s maiden short fiction compilation has more hits than misses, and her style is unique and refreshing. This is a voice that one hopes will evolve further with time and throw up bigger, better manuscripts to relish.”
In which Vikas Dhoot engagingly reviews Bombay Hangovers in The Hindu.
The book is available in paperback and e-versions on Amazon (India, US, UK, Canada, Australia).
