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, June 28 from 6-8 pm, I will be leading a generative poetry workshop at MAD Arts museum, the fourth workshop in my five-part workshop series encouraging participants to explore their senses through the museum’s immersive exhibitions.
I held the very first workshop in The Somatic Series on April 26th at MAD Arts, and it was an incredible time of writing and community. My heart was filled to see how many people chose poetry on a Saturday night, and how many people chose it again on May 17th and June 7th for the second and third workshops in the series. To RSVP for the fourth one, send an email to art@yeswearemad.com with the subject line “Poetry Workshop.” If you want more information, don’t hesitate to send me a message via my Contact page on this website.
In other news, I was named a finalist in Third Coast’s 2024-2025 Poetry Contest, and I have brand new poems out in 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!