The Bengaluru Poetry Festival in it's 6th edition brings to you some wonderful opportunities to learn 1-1 from masters of Indian Poetry.

Ever wondered what the rules of a Ghazal are? Do you know what a radif, qafiya, sher, matla, maqta and takhallus are? How do they come together to make a ghazal? And did you know that a ghazal can also be written in English? Come join this 2-hour workshop to learn the preliminary rules of writing an English ghazal. We will be doing some writing together so bring your writing pads.

Akhil Katyal is the author of 'Like Blood on the Bitten Tongue: Delhi Poems' (Westland-Context) and 'How Many Countries Does the Indus Cross' (TGIPC). He was the 2021 Vijay Nambisan Poetry Fellow. He lives in Delhi.