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NYC, NY, USA

2018: NYC

2018: NYC, NY, USA

City: New York City.
Poet of Honor: Ralph Nazareth.
Participating organizations/universities: Asian American Writers Workshop, Bluestockings bookstore, NYC.
Funded by: None.
Featured poets: Usha Akella, Pramila Venkateswaran, Varsha Saraiya-Shah, Vivek Sharma, Zilka Joseph, Ralph Nazareth.
Cultural Segment: None.
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With its signature spirit of community welcoming established and upcoming poets, Matwaala 2018 took place in NYC. Matwaala's Big Read was hosted by AAWW (Asian American Writer's Workshop, New York City) on September 26th, 2018 from 7-9 p.m.  The participating poets this year were Usha Akella, Pramila Venkateswaran, Varsha Saraiya-Shah, Vivek Sharma, Zilka Joseph and Ralph Nazareth. This year's poet-of-honor was Ralph Nazareth. We wanted to highlight the feminist themes in light of the breaking #ME Too movement and had a fabulous night of poetry at Bluestockings, NY’s remarkable feminist bookstore. 

2018 participating poets are Usha Akella, Pramila Venkateswaran, Ralph Nazareth, Zilka Joseph, Vivek Sharma
About 2018 festival by Zilka Joseph:
Coming soon!

Poet-of-Honor: Ralph Nazareth

2018 Matwaala Mug
2018 Poet of Honor: Ralph Nazareth

Interview with Ralph:

Ralph Nazareth Interview by Pramila Venkateswaran

More about Ralph:

Ralph Nazareth
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  • Home
  • People
    • Directors >
      • Usha Akella, Founder & Director
      • Pramila Venkateswaran, Director
    • Matwaala Ambassadors >
      • Kashiana Singh
      • Zilka Joseph
    • Advisory Team
    • Volunteer Poets
    • FRIENDS of Matwaala
    • Matwaala Poets
  • Festivals
    • 2015
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020
    • 2021 - 23
    • 2024
    • 2025
    • Poets-of-color Series: 2021-2025
    • Testimonials
  • Projects
  • Publications
    • MAPS
  • Media
  • Critical Work
    • Interviews
    • Articles
    • Reviews
  • Matwaala Youth - Sync Poetry
    • Key Initiatives
    • Our Team
    • Poetry Submissions!
    • 2021: A Beginning >
      • July 2021 Open Mic: Confidence
      • September 2021 Open Mic: Connection
      • October 2021 Ghost Stories and Poetry: Creation
    • 2022: Outreach >
      • Week of Expression! >
        • Open Mic: July 25, 2022
        • Speed Poetry: July 26, 2022
        • Repetitive Poetry: July 27, 2022
        • Style Mirroring: July 28, 2022
        • Let's Play a Game: July 29, 2022
    • Personal Projects >
      • Sara's Work
      • Diya's Work
  • Resources
  • Contact