Matwaala South Asian poets' Collective: From OTHER to CENTER

Matwaala South Asian poets' Collective:
From OTHER to CENTER (starting at $45)

Usha Akella moderates a panel of four poets - Kirun Kapur, Sara Garg, Anita Nahal & Meher Manda to delve into the notion of immigration as a spectrum of unfoldment. More than a static dot in time, immigration is a wave giving birth to endless surges of the notion of identity enacting within the larger canvas of country, belonging and borders. The poets will read poems that explore an evolutionary journey to reflect changing themes, concerns, and poetic expression. What does a poet write about upon arrival? What does the poet grapple with in successive years? What does an American born poet with immigrant parents write about? From ‘other’ to ‘center’, is there indeed a definite destination of belonging?

Moderator, Usha Akella: Usha Akella has authored ten books that include poetry, and two musical dramas with noted publishers. She earned an MSt. in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge, UK. She is the founder of Matwaala (www.matwaala.com), launched to increase the visibility of South Asian poets, and www.the-pov.com, a website of curated interviews.

Panel: Kirun Kapur, Sara Garg, Anita Nahal & Meher Manda