ABOUT TUESDAYS WITH THE BARD @ URBAN SOLACE
Urban Solace - Your Cafe for the Soul is India's FIRST truly cultural cafe. Incorporated in 2009, Urban Solace has pioneered experiences in poetry, comedy, music, art, literature and more...
"Tuesdays with the Bard @ Urban Solace" is featured in the "Limca Book of Records 2016" as "The Longest Running Poetry Event in India".
Over the last 14+ years “Tuesdays with the Bard @ Urban Solace” poets have wrung tears of joy, nods of recognition, fleeting smiles, happy applause, wistful memories ... and several unforgettable poems.
ABOUT THE POET: Pramod Shankar
Pramod Shankar’s poetry was shortlisted for the All-India Poetry Award organized by The Poetry Society – India and the British High Commission in 1993 and 1994. His published books of poetry are From the Terrace, Writers Workshop, 2000; Mind the Monkey, Booksthakam, 2020; and Varalaalinte Mazhakkottu (The Murrel’s Raincoat: Malayalam), Ivory Books, 2022. He has also published a book of nonfiction, The Power of Positive Healing, Gangarams, 1995. Pramod’s poetry has been featured in the yearly collections of The Poetry Society – India and the British High Commission, 1993 & 1994; The Journal of Literature and Aesthetics 2004, and The Palm Leaf, published from London 2022. He is the founder of Poetry with Zac, the world’s only poetry meet chaired by a cocker spaniel, which he has been organizing from his backyard for over 7 years.
Accolades:
“Pramod’s work has the haunting quality of an old song wafting in from a distance” – Anees Salim, novelist
“His muses linger around insightful comedy and steamy shower romance” – Deccan Chronicle
“Through an unusual, seamless fusion of disparate forms and emotions, he brings to life the deeply resonant soul of the modern era“ – Prof. MK Sanoo
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