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Gowri Koneswaran NPM 2014

4/12/2014

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National Poetry Month Celebration

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Gowri K. is a Sri Lankan Tamil American poet, performing artist, and lawyer. Her advocacy has addressed animal welfare, the environment, and the rights of prisoners and the criminally accused. She has co-authored two peer-reviewed scientific journal articles and her poetry has been published in Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Bourgeon, and Lantern Review. Gowri was a member of the 2010 DC Southern Fried Slam team and has performed at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Capital Fringe Festival. She serves as poetry coordinator at BloomBars and senior poetry editor with Jaggery: A DesiLit Arts and Literature Journal. She tweets on-the-spot haiku @gowricurry.

What exciting things have you accomplished in 2013?

My most exciting artistic accomplishment from the past year was the birth of "Yasmeen." Last month, Palestinian composer Huda Asfour and I debuted this original full-length show (that we've been dreaming about producing for years) at the Intersections Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center. 

It was also an honor to be invited to present on arts and advocacy at two conferences this past year  -- the South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) annual conference in DC and the South Asian Awareness Network (SAAN) annual conference in Michigan. 

What can we look forward to in the future from you?  


There is little we/ can count on in the future./ But I'll keep sharing... 
#onthespothaiku 

Favorite inspirational quote: 


"I have had my invitation to this world's festival and, thus, my life has been blessed." -- Rabindranath Tagore 

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Scott link
4/21/2014 11:41:07 pm

Didn't realize it was National Poetry Month. My youngest daughter just discovered poetry thanks to a chapter in school and loves to make Haikus now.

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kungphoo link
4/22/2014 02:00:26 am

I love all of the posting that your provide for poetry month. I look forward to them every day and I enjoy learning about many of the wonderful poets that you highlight. :-)

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Jennifer Clay link
4/22/2014 05:36:50 am

She is one interesting woman. I am loving that it is national poetry month.

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Laurel Bill link
4/22/2014 11:32:01 am

You keep finding the most amazing poets to share with us - Thank you!

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Daniele Holmberg link
4/22/2014 01:48:32 pm

Gowri sounds like a very well rounded poet. Thank you for sharing about her with us:)

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Veronica link
4/22/2014 04:10:54 pm

She sounds very talented and of course, very beautiful. Poetry is so wonderful

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Maryam
5/1/2014 09:21:22 am

Great quote. loved it. Waiting to hear more from you in the future. And thanks to Yvonne.

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