April 2015: CR Anniversary Reading – A Report and some Images

We could’ve called the evening a night sky—an array of celestial wonders descending in unison. We could’ve not announced who read that evening and why. We could’ve whispered names: Sirius, Canopus, Alphard. Friday, the 10th of April was an evening of meteor showers. Eight poets shared their verse with us. Adil Jussawalla, Ranjit Hoskote, MustansirContinue reading “April 2015: CR Anniversary Reading – A Report and some Images”

April 2014: Poetry in the Cruellest Month – a report

Thanks to Anju Makhija, Menka Shivdasani, Mustansir Dalvi, Anjali Purohit, Rochelle Potkar, Smita Sahay, Bhaskar Pitla, Shubha Khandekar, an exceptionally wonderful audience and Starbucks, Cappuccino Readings (and the month of April) has taken off to a fabulous start…hoping to have all of you with us in this wonderful journey even in the forthcoming readings. AContinue reading “April 2014: Poetry in the Cruellest Month – a report”

Poetry in the Cruellest Month – 5th April 2014

The first Cappuccino Reading was on April 5th 2014 @ Starbucks cafe, Mumbai. Titled ‘Poetry in the Cruellest Month’, it featured Anju Makhija, Menka Shivdasani, Mustansir Dalvi, Anjali Purohit, Rochelle Potkar, Smita Sahay, Bhaskar Pitla and Shubha Khandekar. Amidst the fragrance of coffee, the poets read their work to a attentive and warm audience…   Continue reading “Poetry in the Cruellest Month – 5th April 2014”