Teaching

I conduct technique-oriented workshops in community-centred or undergraduate settings. My sessions are interactive and my approach is geared towards multiplying the writer’s influences, sources, obsessions, and perspectives to writing & editing poems, and to exploring the pleasures and pains of revision and rewriting rather than focusing solely on a ‘finished’ piece of work.

For classrooms in India, I also enjoy interacting with students about the changes and challenges of the country’s English-language publishing scene.

Testimonials

‘I really liked the playful, experimental and encouraging approach of Sohini Basak. I also thought it was great that she shared some poems, tips and suggestions prior to and after the event.’ – Participant feedback from the Emma Press poetry writing workshop 2022

‘Sohini was a very inspiring and generous presenter and I learnt a lot from the exercises we did in the session. I also think Sohini’s resources both before and after the event were brilliant!’ – Participant feedback from the Emma Press poetry writing workshop 2022