Reclaiming Humanity: Ravi Shankar's Journey Through Culture, Confinement and Creativity

Mending Lives

Join Jane Houng for an engrossing dialogue with Ravi Shankar, the American poet whose life encapsulates the essence of resilience. Ravi takes us through his challenging cultural transitions between the U.S. and India, his pernicious experiences of incarceration and the press, and his subsequent mission to reform the criminal justice system through memoir writing and teaching. This episode, recorded in peaceful Nepal, unravels Ravi’s journey from a bicultural childhood to becoming a voice for those often unheard, offering listeners a profound reflection on identity, trauma, and the redemptive power of writing.

Website: https://www.poetravishankar.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/empurpler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empurpler/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankarpoet/

Memoir: https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/5924.htm

TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAclRHL_nYY

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ4OsMSBPFE&t=1669s

Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ravi-shankar