We are so excited to announce our first in-person launch in the all-new avatar! 🥳🌟 Presenting Extinctions, Sharmistha Mohanty's brilliant new collection that moves seamlessly between prose& poetry. Come by for an evening of conversations & a reunion of friends, old and new.

The satisfaction of that first copy unwrapped and posed with... Sharmistha Mohanty's world is composed of poetry and prose, and it is full of grace. Of melancholy and pleasure, of life and death. And yes, Extinctions. Karthika V.K. Ajitha GS amrita talwar Westland Books

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Just one more day to the start of the 14th Almost Island Dialogues! Due to some unforeseen health issues, there have been changes to the programming. Please have a look at the revised schedule here.

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Issue 26 of Almost Island is now out! almostisland.com/currentissue

Open Call for Submissions for our upcoming issue on Prose Poems! Deadline 1st May 2023!

The biannual Almost Island Dialogues returns with an extraordinary line-up of poets from Palestine to Kerala. The Dialogues will celebrate its 15th year of conversations between writers. For further information, write to [email protected] or contact 9667705366

Mark your calendars for the 15th edition of Almost Island Dialogues which returns with a truly singular line-up of poets for a series of readings and discussions. For further information, write to [email protected] or contact 9667705366

Najwan Darwish is a poet from Jerusalem, Palestine. He has published nine poetry books and his work has been translated into over twenty languages. He is described “one of the foremost Arabic-language poets”. Najwan Darwish will be in Delhi to read his work on 31 August

David Herd isauthor of numerous books of poetry and prose. 'All Just' (2012) was praised in the Los Angeles Review of Books as ‘one of the few truly necessary works of poetry written on either side of the Atlantic in the past decade’. Herd will read his work on 30 Aug in Delhi

Anitha Thampi is a Malayalam poet who has been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. She is one of Kerala’s most singular poetic voices. She has published five collections of poetry to significant critical acclaim. Thampi will be reading her work in Delhi on 30 Aug

Sharmistha Mohanty is a poet and prose writer, said to be “among the finest, most distinguished contemporary writers we have”. Her most recent work, Extinctions, is a book of prose poems. She is the founder-editor of Almost Island. Mohanty will read her work on 30 Aug in Delhi

Mantra Mukim is a poet and essayist from Raipur, India, and is currently based in Paris. His work has appeared in Datableed, Hotel, Rialto, Poetry Review, among other places. His first collection, Reserve, comes out in 2025. Mukim will be reading his work on 1 Sept in Delhi

#DelhiNCR the @almost_island Dialogues is happening on 30 Aug - 1 Sep at the IIC Annexe. Come by for three evenings of great conversations and poetry.

We regret to inform that Najwan Darwish won't be able to attend our conference in Delhi. However, in solidarity with Palestine and to honour his powerful voice, the participating poets will come together to read his works. We invite you to join us today for this special reading