The author or editor of over fifteen books, Ravi Shankar has performed his work around the world, including at the Jaipur Literary Festival, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the Singapore Writers Festival, the Miami Book Fair, The International Poetry Festival of Granada, the Emirates Lit Fest in Abu Dhabi, and the Frankfurt Book Fair, among many others. Shankar has been the featured poet at the Georgia Poetry Circuit, at the Hillstead Museum's Sunken Garden series, and for Page Meets Stage. He has also delivered papers, keynote presentations and chaired panels at such international conferences as the Associated Writing Programs (AWP), the Asia Pacific Writers and Translators (APWT), the Modern Language Association (MLA), the Electronic Literature Organization and Poets on the Move in Canberra, Australia.
He is available to perform at your festival, institution, or even your private salon. For more details and to book him, please email poetravishankar@gmail.com.
He is available to perform at your festival, institution, or even your private salon. For more details and to book him, please email poetravishankar@gmail.com.
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Ravi Shankar with former US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Sarah Arvio
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With former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove and Fred Viebahn, AWP-Boston 2013
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With Jane Hirshfield (MacDowell Colony, June 2012)
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With Afaa Michael Weaver, Simmons College April 2014
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With Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang in Hong Kong June 2014
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With Nepali poet Yuyutsu RD Sharma Kathmandu, Nepal July 2014
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With visual artist Betye Saar, MacDowell Colony, August 2014
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With Garrett Hongo, MacDowell Colony September 2014
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With Sharmistha Mohanty September 2014
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With Salman Rushdie, April 2019, Matwaala Festival
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With Frank Dulligan, Emirates Lit Fest March 2019, Dubai
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With Sarah Vallance, Sydney, December 2019
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With Stuart Cooke and Rozanna Lilley, APWT Gold Coast December 2018
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With Mags Webster and Katherine Coles, Perth AAWP November 2018
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On Stage Trois-Riveries Poetry Festival, October 2018
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With BAFTA-award winning actor Anupam Kher
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