National Poetry Month Celebration
Photographer Les Talusan 2013
Bio: Gowri K. is a Sri Lankan Tamil American poet 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, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. She hosts open mics at Busboys and Poets and BloomBars, where she serves as poetry coordinator. Gowri is a co-founder and communications consultant with Making It Slam and a poetry editor with Jaggery: A DesiLit Arts and Literature Journal. She tweets on-the-spot haiku @gowricurry.
Video Performance
Poem (previously published in Bourgeon)--
http://bourgeononline.com/2010/07/poem-the-distance-from-here-to-there-by-gowri-koneswaran/
The Interview
What is an interesting fact about you?
I represented the state of Connecticut in the national spelling bee when I was in eighth grade. I still remember the word that I lost on... "introuvable."
Where are you from / Where do you live?
I was born and raised in Connecticut and have been calling DC home for the past 8 years.
Who is your favorite poet?
I don't have a favorite poet or poem but, in honor of all the great poetry that exists, I like to periodically memorize another poet's poem and share it at open mics. One of my recent favorites in that regard is "Family Jewels" by DC poet Essex Hemphill.
I represented the state of Connecticut in the national spelling bee when I was in eighth grade. I still remember the word that I lost on... "introuvable."
Where are you from / Where do you live?
I was born and raised in Connecticut and have been calling DC home for the past 8 years.
Who is your favorite poet?
I don't have a favorite poet or poem but, in honor of all the great poetry that exists, I like to periodically memorize another poet's poem and share it at open mics. One of my recent favorites in that regard is "Family Jewels" by DC poet Essex Hemphill.
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