HI! I’m Carolene.
I’m a Malayali-American poet from South Florida, and I currently serve as the Poetry Editor for Okay Donkey. Before you keep scrolling to see my latest updates, click on the link below to read one of my most recent poems in Painted Bride Quarterly!
Updates:
On Saturday, August 2nd, I held the final workshop in The Somatic Series, my five-part generative poetry workshop series that encouraged participants to explore their senses through MAD Arts’ immersive exhibitions. All five sessions were incredible times of writing and community, and my heart was filled to see how many people consistently chose to engage with poetry on their Saturday nights.
If you weren’t able to come for any of the workshops, don’t despair! MAD Arts will be hosting a poetry open mic night at the end of August. If you want more information, don’t hesitate to send me a message via my Contact page.
In other news, I was named a finalist in Third Coast’s 2024-2025 Poetry Contest, and I have brand new poems out in North American Review, RHINO, Passages North, and Barrelhouse; click on the hyperlinks and buy a copy to support! Or, follow me on Bluesky, where you can find my posts with the poems.
Stay tuned for more exciting news to come!