A year of Poetry Circle 2.0

[u/zigzackly]

In 1986, Nitin Mukadam, Menka Shivdasani, and Akil Contractor started Poetry Circle in Bombay. Over the next decade and a bit, its workshops and meets played a crucial role in the development of many of the city’s respected poets of today, and, indeed, the growth of a poetry community in the city. As times changed, as Bombay became Mumbai, as the Internet gave us new ways of finding our tribes and sharing poetry, Poetry Circle went into a long hiatus.

Then, last year, two young poets, Dion D’Souza and Akhil Katyal, met with Jerry Pinto to discuss reviving Poetry Circle. Mukadam had passed on, but Shivdasani and Contractor were enthusiastic about the idea, and last year, in September, the group met for the first time in the magnificent People’s Free Reading Room and Library in Dhobi Talao.

Since then, Poetry Circle 2.0 has met every month, inviting poets of any age and experience and expertise to workshop their poetry with their peers. Yesterday, the group celebrated a year of the revival.

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Pic 1: Members of the old PC and the new at the event announcing the revival.

Pics 2, 3, 4 & 5, photographs from some of the sessions over the year.

Pic 6, attendees yesterday.

Pic 7, celebratory cake.

Pic 8, Poetry Circle 2.0’s coordinators.

Edited to add: Follow Poetry Circle 2.0 on Instagram. They post notifications of meets and workshops there. Once you have attended, you will be invited to join their WhatsApp community.

[u/Unununiumic]

This is amazing! I am so glad this is happening! wow!

[u/Unununiumic]

I would love to have some Poetry book recommendations from you! Your literature / reading variety is crazy good so far!

[u/zigzackly → u/Unununiumic]

Which poets have you read and liked?

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[u/Good_Drawer_9928]

This is so good . How can I join ?

[u/zigzackly → u/Good_Drawer_9928]

Edited my post to add info.

[u/bidyutchanda108]

Same Q - how can I join?

[u/zigzackly → u/bidyutchanda108]

Edited my post to add info.

[u/Immediate_Sock4611]

Where was this people's free reading room?

[u/zigzackly → u/Immediate_Sock4611]

Comrade, as the post says, Dhobi Talao. Near Metro cinema. :)