Tuesdays with the Bard features Ritash & Safa

ABOUT TUESDAYS WITH THE BARD at URBAN SOLACE

Urban Solace - Your Cafe for the Soul is Indias FIRST truly cultural cafe. Incorporated in 2009, Urban Solace has pioneered experiences in poetry, comedy, music, art, literature and more...

Tuesdays with the Bard at Urban Solace is featured in the Limca Book of Records 2016 as

The Longest Running Poetry Event in India.

Over the last 15 plus years Tuesdays with the Bard at Urban Solace poets have wrung tears of joy, nods of recognition, fleeting smiles, happy applause, wistful memories ... and several unforgettable poems.

ABOUT THE FEATURED POETS:  RITASH & SAFA

Ritash they/zey is a NeuroQueer community counsellor and Genderfluid writer who enjoys penning verse & camera trix. Theyre co-founder, RANG Foundation & a Queer health research advisor.

Safa they/them writes poetry and prose, often about home, bodies and belonging. When not writing (or thinking about writing), they cook, do jigsaw puzzles and think about their next tattoo.

About Queer Reads

Bangalore - A community-led reading space for queer voices in Namma Bengaluru -bringing people together to share, listen, and linger with queer authored narratives.

About Piravi - Piravi builds intersectional webs of safety for individuals facing multiple

marginalities through expressive arts-based approaches. We do this through

blackout poetry, storytelling, and facilitated listening circle to create trauma-informed community spaces in praxis.