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Check out where Matwaala has been featured:

  1. https://www.pw.org/content/building_solidarity_through_poetry
  2. https://indiacurrents.com/matwaala-poetry-and-diaspora-culture
  3. https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/blog/wall-of-poems?fbclid=IwAR0Jn2FCe2RH7z2u-kluyyW_v_L8aTy6lR4TqipSeJT4yGMEt7hv8YT1sPI
  4. 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  
  5. https://www.pw.org/content/matwaala_poets_and_the_new_york_city_polyphony
  6. http://lucywritersplatform.com/2018/12/30/matwaala-intoxicated-by-poetry-and-to-intoxicate-with-poetry/
  7. https://tlablog.org/2019/10/03/enough-by-usha-akella-a-highlight-from-the-power-of-words-conference/
  8. ​​The Birth of South Asian Diaspora Festival by Pramila Venkateswaran
  9. 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
  10. https://bengalurureview.com/2019/10/20/matwaala-poetry-festival/?fbclid=IwAR1lxQK4DuZB8iUnOB2eqg-sVzKKjuoUAaTf4bD2EPPcC5NjhKGS-oDD7Vg
  11. https://www.thehindu.com/books/matwaala-seeks-to-highlight-the-immigrant-experience-in-verse/article26886526.ece
  12. http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/keki-daruwalla-on-the-concerns-of-our-diasporic-poets/article7742629.ece
  13. http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/matwaalas-magical-festival-austin-texas-saleem-peeradina#.Vib2yBv6ATg.email
  14. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/the-festival-that-was-mat_b_7958370.html
  15. https://www.facebook.com/anis.shivani.92/media_set?
  16. http://epaper.thehansindia.com/570816/SUNDAY-HANS/23-Aug-2015#page/5/2
  17. http://www.bhagawatula.com/h/audio/matwaala2015/
  18. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5jiQv7X5960s9a9X_JTZQ
  19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUnKnAT83uM
  20. 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 
    India Currents
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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