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Check out where Matwaala has been featured:
https://www.pw.org/content/building_solidarity_through_poetry
https://indiacurrents.com/matwaala-poetry-and-diaspora-culture
https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/wall-of-poems?fbclid=IwAR0Jn2FCe2RH7z2u-kluyyW_v_L8aTy6lR4TqipSeJT4yGMEt7hv8YT1sPI
https://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/news/success-is-%E2%80%98we%E2%80%99-not-%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99-%E2%80%94-usha-akella
https://www.pw.org/content/matwaala_poets_and_the_new_york_city_polyphony
http://lucywritersplatform.com/2018/12/30/matwaala-intoxicated-by-poetry-and-to-intoxicate-with-poetry/
https://tlablog.org/2019/10/03/enough-by-usha-akella-a-highlight-from-the-power-of-words-conference/
The Birth of South Asian Diaspora Festival
by Pramila Venkateswaran
Matwaala;
Birth of a South Asian Diaspora Poetry Festival and Collective- Journal of comparative literature-
http://jcla.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JCLA-44.2_Summer-2021_Usha-Akella.pdf
https://bengalurureview.com/2019/10/20/matwaala-poetry-festival/?fbclid=IwAR1lxQK4DuZB8iUnOB2eqg-sVzKKjuoUAaTf4bD2EPPcC5NjhKGS-oDD7Vg
https://www.thehindu.com/books/matwaala-seeks-to-highlight-the-immigrant-experience-in-verse/article26886526.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/keki-daruwalla-on-the-concerns-of-our-diasporic-poets/article7742629.ece
http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/matwaalas-magical-festival-austin-texas-saleem-peeradina#.Vib2yBv6ATg.email
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/the-festival-that-was-mat_b_7958370.html
https://www.facebook.com/anis.shivani.92/media_set?
http://epaper.thehansindia.com/570816/SUNDAY-HANS/23-Aug-2015#page/5/2
http://www.bhagawatula.com/h/audio/matwaala2015/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5jiQv7X5960s9a9X_JTZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUnKnAT83uM
LucyWritersPlatform
by Usha Akella
The Birth of South Asian Diaspora Festival
by Pramila Venkateswaran
Matwaala;
Birth of a South Asian Diaspora Poetry Festival and Collective- Journal of comparative literature- http://jcla.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/JCLA-44.2_Summer-2021_Usha-Akella.pdf
University of Cambridge
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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