What a pleasure it was to be in conversation with poet Poornima Laxmeshwar over Coins in Rivers (@hachette_india) at Atta Galatta, Bengaluru, on 14 September 2024, amid a rapt audience.

Thank you Poornima for your Ph. D-like questions on the poems.

Also, thanking the very receptive audience and the bookstore team - Prerna Prakash and Siddharth for coordinating this effectively.

A conversation over Coins in Rivers with Dr. Rashmi Lee George and the faculty and students of St. Xavier's College, Mumbai was full of fun, insight, and quirk. I enjoyed questions from both faculty and students and how they read my poems in a constellation in class. I shared thoughts and views on creative writing and the journeys and processes of Poetry.

Interacting with bright and brilliant minds is always energizing. What a wonderful morning spent in Mumbai with Poetry!

It was a well-researched conversation that Nicole Suares had with me over Coins in Rivers (Hachette India) at the Broadway Book Centre, Panjim, Goa.

Govind Potekar later wrote about it in O Herald.

My most stunning moment was to see Manohar Shetty and Devika Sequeira at the launch.

Poet and academician Dr. Bhawna Vij Arora was in conversation with me on 20 May morning at Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS), Delhi after an invitation by dean Dr. Salonee Priya.

Presenting my points of view and my poems from Coins in Rivers and speaking to Bhawna's many questions for collegians - the young of heart and mind, and the faculty members of VIPS was energizing.

With the mesmerizing and iconic researcher, curator, co-founder of the Goa Heritage Action Group, writer, and poet Heta Pandit whose unique gleanings and questions shaped our discussion on my poetry book launch of Coins in Rivers at The Dogear’s Bookshop Margao, Goa - this was an evening to remember. Also, the audience was rapt and attentive, very engaged, and had scores of remarks, questions, and comments.

Thank you, Leonard and Queenie Fernandes.

Goa's well-known spoken word poet and prize-winning author Pragya Bhagat talks to Rochelle Potkar over her book Coins in Rivers (published by Hachette India) at Goa-Anjuna's Chamapa Bookstore.

Thank you Harihara SS for hosting this.

Amit Ranjan talks to Rochelle Potkar about her new book of poems Coins in Rivers, published by Hachette India.

This conversation was held at the lovely Kunzum Books G2K space.

Celebrating 'Coins in Rivers' - new book of poetry, published by Hachette India with the Purple Pencil Project.

Rochelle Potkar and Prakruti Maniar in conversation.