The BWW Book of Emerging Poets is a vibrant anthology brought to life by the Bangalore Writers Workshop under the editorial vision of Bhumika Anand. With 116 poems that span themes of love, loss, identity, and belonging, the collection offers readers a glimpse into the diverse ways poetry can capture our shared human experience. Published by Atta Galatta Publishers , the book is a celebration of new literary talent.
There’s a poem in here for everyone. Join us to meet and celebrate the exceptional poets behind this book.
Here are the event details
Date: 14th September, Sunday
Time: 6:00 pm
Venue: Champaca Bookstore, Vasanth Nagar
Since the seating is limited, we recommend you to sign up here!
Meet our Poets:
Deepti Nadgouda currently lives in Bangalore with her husband and a son Vihaan. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a Master’s degree in English Literature, and is currently pursuing a degree in Special Education.
Hari Ravikumar is an author, editor, and designer who cofounded Praharsa Publications.
Keerthana Dasari is a qualified corporate lawyer in Bengaluru, India. She lives with her husband and three cats.
Namratha Varadharajan is part-time freelancer, full-time poet who tries to write with the whimsy of E.E.cummings, the fire of Kamala Das and compassion of Ada Limon, and has been published in places like Rattle and Only Poems.
Prateek Nigam is a Bangalore-based writer/poet who has been published in magazines such as Wasafiri, Jaggery Lit, Out of Print. He was selected as a South Asia Speaks fellow in 2022.
About the Facilitator:
Bhumika Anand is the Founder and Director of the Bangalore Writers Workshop (BWW) the first-of-its-kind writing and storytelling school in Bangalore, India, established in 2011. Her work has been published in Urban Confustions, The Affair, The Bombay Literary Magazine, and Out of Print among others. She was a finalist in the DNA-Out of Print short story competition in 2017. She is an intermittent but uncomfortably intense blogger at Bhumika's Boudoir.