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TALKING POETRY Talkin Poetry showcases the works of poets from South Asia and South East Asia. All poems presented in this section are with the express permission of the writers. Priya Sarukkai Chabria is a poet and novelist. Her publications include the novels Generation 14 (Penguin-Zubaan, 2008) and The Other Garden (Rupa&Co, 1995), poetry collections Not Springtime Yet (HarperCollins, 2008) and Dialogue and Other Poems (Indian Academy of Literature, 2005, reprint 2006,). The anthologies All Poetry is Protest(2006)and 50 Poets 50Poems(2007) are edited by her. A seminar-cum-utsav The Image of the Writer in Literature was curated by her in 2007 for the Indian Academy of Literature. Priya Sarukkai Chabria has collaborated with artists from classical dance, cinema and painting. She writes a weekly column for the Hindustan Times. Her work is published in various journals and websites in Europe, the US and India. She’s at www.priyawriting.com All Copyrights remain with the authors. No text or part of the texts may be used without the authors' explicit permission.
New Winners of the Open Space - Harper Collins Publishers India poetry competition 2008-2009 on the theme of 'Borders'	OPEN SPACE POETRY EVENTS/BOOK LAUNCHES/SEMINARS Launch of anthology Open Spaces: 50 Poets 50 Poems by The PEN All -India Centre, Mumbai >> Launch of anthology Open Spaces: 50 Poets 50 Poems in Delhi on 24th July >> Link to Open Space - Sahitya Akademi seminar cum book launch >> Link to launch of 'All Poetry is Protest' >> BOOK LAUNCHES Atlas Book Launch >> Launch of Seeking The Beloved, Sufi poetry by Shah Abdul Latif, translated by Anju Makhija and Hari Dilgir >> Launch of 3 volumes of Indian Contemporary Play series in English, edited by Alok Bhalla and Anju Makhija, published by Sahitya Akademi >> Launch of noted poet, Dilip Chitre's poetry anthology, 'As Is Where Is' at Open Space >>
New@talkingpoetry Todd Swift New Aamer Hussein New Monica Mody Kavita Jindal Talking Poetry: Special section on Cypriot Poetry, curated by Stephanos Stephanides Gür Genç New Niki Marangou New Andriana Ierodiaconou New Stephanos Stephanides New Stephanos Stephanides: 'Thinking Through the Gap: Poetical Philosophers and Philosophical Poets.' Primerjalna knjizevnos 29. Special Issue (2006). Ljubljana: Slovenian Comparative Literature Association Hoshang Merchant The Language of Contemporary French Poetry: A dialogue with Pierre Alferi (2007) - Aryanil Mukherjee Keki Daruwalla on Kathleen Raine's Poetics From Red Silk: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women's Poetry. Edited by Rishma Dunlop & Priscila Uppal Travelers, Like Us: An Introduction to Red Silk Sandeep Sanghera Hiro Boga Danielle Lagah Rishma Dunlop Priscila Uppal "Lit @ KGAF": Contests + Workshops for writers	Audio recordings of readings of poems from the the anthology, 'Poetry with Young People' edited by eminent poet Gieve Patel. Reading by actor Tom Alter Recording of readings by Gieve Patel from a selection of his poems on 'Talking Poetry'.

INDEX Adil Jussawalla Aditi Thorat Alamgir Hashmi AmanNath Amit Chaudhuri Anand Thakore - (Audio link) Anindita Sengupta Annie Zaidi Anjum Hasan Anju Makhija Aryanil Mukherjee Arundhathi Subramaniam A.J.Thomas A.K.Mehrotra Aseem Kaul Barry Scott Bina Sarkar Ellias Bruce King C P Surendran Charles Simic Deepa Agarwal Deepankar Khiwani Deepti Naval Dennis Nurkse Dilip Chitre Eunice de Souza Gieve Patel GJV Prasad George Szirtes Imtiaz Dharker Indran Amirthanayagam Jam Ismail Jane Bhandari Jayanta Mahapatra Jeet Thayil K. Satchidanandan Kamala Das Karthika Nair Keki Daruwalla Kuldip Gill Kurdish poems, translated by Omid Varzandeh - Audio link Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih Lidia Bravo M K Ajay Mamang Dai Mani Rao Marilyn Noronha Meena Alexander Meena Kandaswamy Moeen Faruqi Mukta Sambrani Mythri Surendra Nakul Krishna Peter Griffin Priya Sarukkai Chabria - (Audio link ) R Raj Rao Randhir Khare Ranjit Hoskote Ravi Shankar Rukmini Bhaya Nair - (Audio link ) Sampurna Chattarji Saleem Peeradina Sridala Swami Steven Grieco S S Prasad Sudeep Sen Sukrita Paul Kumar Sushil Sivaram Tabish Khair Temsula Ao Tenzin Tsundue Tishani Doshi Vijay Nambisan Vivek Narayanan	Log on to the Talking Poetry blog at : http://talkingpoetry.rediffblogs.com (To make posts log on to: http://www.rediffblogs.com, user name: renu@openspaceindia.org, password: haiku) Links: http://www.infochangeindia.org/protest_poetry.jsp http://www.museindia.com http://caferati.blogspot.com/ ESSAYS/INTERVIEWS INDEX Poetics and Criticism New Essay by Bruce King from Modern Indian Poetry in English (revised edition) published by Oxford University Press, courtesy OUP Adil Jussawalla's verse narrative, 'War' A way to belong: Reflections on the writer and the self -Randhir Khare Thin Ice and The Midnight Skaters - TS Eliot Memorial Prize lecture by George Szirtes The Cherry Blossom in Heian Waka Poetry by Teppei Yamada and Steven Grieco An Indian Poet in Jerusalem: Dom Moraes and Israeli Culture: Essay by Shalom Goldman Kala Ghoda Poems: Essay by Anjali Nerlekar Poetics of Dislocation: Essay by Meena Alexander The Peace of Grass: Essay by Tabish Khair Poetry: Protest, Dissent and Subversion: Essay by Keki Daruwalla Leaving Babel At The Gates: Writers, Personas And Cyberspace: Essay by Sridala Swami