This was a brief presentation on the Thinkly platform where I shared my perspectives in a live session on the invisible infrastructures and designs behind poems and stories, taking snippets from my own work and reading some aloud.

From my poetry books -

Coins in Rivers

Paper Asylum

Four Degrees of Separation

My books of fiction-

Bombay Hangovers

The D’Costa Family

The Fabric Goddesses

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Bio -

Rochelle Potkar is a prize-winning poet, author, playwright, and screenwriter based in Mumbai. Her books in poetry include Four Degrees of Separation, Paper Asylum - shortlisted for the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020, and Coins in Rivers – shortlisted at The Wise Owl Literary Award 2025 and longlisted for the Sarojini Naidu Poetry Award 2026. Her books in fiction include Bombay Hangovers (also now in Hindi) with her latest novels being The D’Costa Family – a black comedic debut around Goans, greed, and gangsters; and The Fabric Goddesses about three women around the global fashion and garment industry.

Alumna of the prestigious Iowa’s International Writing Program, USA and a Charles Wallace Writer’s fellow, University of Stirling, she also teaches poetry online at the Himalayan Writing Retreat. Her short film and feature length scripts have won accolades.

@rochellepotkar (X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIN)