Demystifying the P word

Poetry Workshop Do you find poetry inaccessible, opaque, difficult to read and appreciate? As the oldest form of literature, right from the oral tradition, poetry has always been the way humans told their stories. From Gilgamesh to Homer, from Kalidasa to Wordsworth, from Neruda to Akhmatova, poetry has brought us tales of love and loss and beauty and war. If you want to explore poetry, learn ways to break it down, understand its nuances, its special code, its peculiar love language, then join us as we run you through a selection of poems that let you develop a set of hacks that you can employ when you read your next poem. Whether you are just curious, a poetry enthusiast still trying to figure it out, or a poet hoping to expand your writing horizon, there is something here for you to listen to, learn from, and laugh with. Come, hear the stories behind the poems and the poems behind the stories. About Alt Poetry: Alt Poetry is a multi-channel poetry platform that brings poets, readers, and poetry lovers together to read, discover, and debate poetry from all around the world. We host different events online and in-person, including ‘Poet of the Month’, ‘Book Talk’, ‘Poetry Atlas ’, and ‘Poetry Classroom’. Alt Poetry is founded by Namratha Varadharajan (Author: On Cultivating Loudspeakers and Quilts -forthcoming from Booksthakam), Madhuri Katti (Author: Life, Time, and Other Things), and Rajani Radhakrishnan (Author: Water to Water, Duplicity, and No Way Home) Limited spots available.