My reading at the Red Leaf Poetry group

This is a bit late in the day, but then its still current by my chronologically challenged mindset (and then again, we are still in the same month), so I hope it isn't too late to thank Linda, Shubhorup and Nivedita for having me over at the Red Leaf Poetry group's monthly get together for April.

Thanks to Nivedita's presence as an "interpreter" and Linda's hands-on stewardship of the event, I was very much at ease and could really enjoy being there at Landmark. As I have said earlier, I have no problems reading my poetry (nor any hang-ups about doing it), its just that the hearing environments in most such dos defeat my hearing aids and that evidently contributes to making me seem inarticulate or shy or self-effacing or whatever (I really don't think I am any of that -- not more than any more poet, anyway).

Not that it matters in any earth-shattering way -- but it was good to have an audience to read to and it was good to have to field so many questions as well. And it was also good to use the occasion (and the location -- how many people who come to Landmark buy any poetry books?)  to briefly touch on the penury of being a poet who has published two books.

Linda, Subhorup and Nivedita (not in any order) thanks for having me over, I was honoured. Wishing you all the very best in your endeavours to popularise / revive poetry. May your tribe increase :-)