Announcing MATWAALA 2021
A series of four readings with poets of color: African American (April 22, 2021); Mexican (July 8, 2021); South/Central America (TBD); Native American (TBD)
Earlier this week George Floyd was inhumanely murdered by the police who are meant to safeguard citizens. This is not the first time African American men and women have been victims of police brutality. As thousands take to the streets to protest the cold-blooded killing by police of Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and so many more, poets at Matwaala state our solidarity with our African-American brothers and sisters. We support this brave struggle and fervently hope that every voice crying out for justice in this movement is heard. We join with you in creating change and paving the way for our institutions to treat all people in this democracy with respect, dignity, and non-violence.
POETRY WALL of 24 SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA POETS AT IRVING MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, DALLAS.
Curated by Matwaala and ThinkIndia Foundation for the Smithsonian project Beyond Bollywood:
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/wall-of-poems?fbclid=IwAR0Jn2FCe2RH7z2u-kluyyW_v_L8aTy6lR4TqipSeJT4yGMEt7hv8YT1sPI
and
https://indiacurrents.com/matwaala-poetry-and-diaspora-culture/
Curated by Matwaala and ThinkIndia Foundation for the Smithsonian project Beyond Bollywood:
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/wall-of-poems?fbclid=IwAR0Jn2FCe2RH7z2u-kluyyW_v_L8aTy6lR4TqipSeJT4yGMEt7hv8YT1sPI
and
https://indiacurrents.com/matwaala-poetry-and-diaspora-culture/
Matwaala 2021 coming to Stonybrook University, Long Island on April 1st!
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"Voices that dare to say the unsaid and hear the unheard… voices that break down barriers… voices that dare to be South Asian, American and simply human…"
Matwaala, South Asian Diaspora Poets’ Collective, is a community of poets whose origins go back to South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Afghanistan). Our mission is to promote South Asian poetry in the American literary landscape and collaborate with other arts in North America through a festival, publications and mutual support among poets.
2019 Poet-of-Honor: Yogesh Patel from the UK! |
Breaking News!
Poetry Wall at Irving museum and archives.
Matwaala Poetry Fest 2019, NYC/Long Island
At NYU, Hunter College, NCC and the Red Room 
Poster Design by Anannya Akella
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MAPS: Matwaala Anthology of Poets from South Asia
Matwaala reading at Cambridge University, with UK Diaspora poets in May
At Murray Edwards College from 16.00- 18.00 hrs on 17th May 2019. In the Fellows Dining Room (FDR)
Directions to the College can be found here: https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/about/find-us
Directions to the College can be found here: https://www.murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk/about/find-us
Matwaala is thrilled to host the UK diaspora poets at Cambridge University for the first time thanks to Professor Jenny Bavidge and the Cambridge University India Society.
Read about Matwaala at
LucyWritersPlatform by Usha Akella
and
The Birth of South Asian Diaspora Poetry Festival by Pramila Venkateswaran
2019 Mugs
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Intoxicated by Poetry
Photo by Nomita Verma Pfaff
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Made possible by USCommunity brought together by poetry
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Photo by Nomita Verma Pfaff
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Matwaala directors say thank you to the collective's poets who made the website possible, website designer Francisca, posters’ designer Anannya and all sponsors and partners.