Poetry Chain
Poetry Chain is a popular English poetry journal of India, presently being published quarterly from Thiruvananthapuram. The internationally renowned Indian English poet Gopi Kottoor is its founder editor. The journal was founded in 1997 under the inspiration of the noted Indian poet Ayyappa Paniker.
Inception and growth
Poetry Chain started in 1997 as an informal platform for budding poets. Over the years it has acquired substance and stature under the able guidance of Gopi Kottoor and his circle of poet collaborators. The journal's life patrons include Sitakant Mahapatra. The journal has published internationally renowned poets like Jayanta Mahapatra besides a long list of acclaimed as well as lesser known poets from all over India. The journal has discovered many new talents, especially young voices on the poetry horizon.
Since July 2009, the journal has also commenced a digital e-edition.[1]
Poetry get-together
Poetry Chain has been organizing periodic get-together of poets to facilitate exchange of ideas. From June 2013, Poetry Chain has started conducting monthly meeting of both aspiring and established poets. The meeting is conducted in the last Saturday of every month.[2]
Poetry Chain has also organized poetry readings by eminent poets like Ruth Padel and Meena Alexander. It has become a platform of interaction for Indian poets writing in English residing in different parts of the country.[3] Although Poetry Chain journal has a pan Indian flavor, it has occasionally highlighted local Kerala based themes like Onam also.[4]