Letters to a Young Poet: A Writing Workshop

“In the deepest hour of the night, confess to yourself that you would die if you were forbidden to write. And look deep into your heart where it spreads its roots, the answer, and ask yourself, must I write?” suggests Rilke, in Letters to a Young Poet. Bringing forth the necessity of poetry & writing in general that moves something profoundly human in us.

Dillipoetry invites you to one of their signature writing workshops - this time with 'Letters to a Young Poet' The writing workshop will bring together a landscape of immersive activities and tools to dive deep into the themes of love, healing, and dreams - through some prescribed texts written across a wide timeline by some of the wisest voices like - Adrienne Rich, Mary Oliver, and Rainer Maria Rilke, among others. The two-hour-long workshop is designed to help one pay attention to one's inner and outer worlds and express them through writing. The creative tools include facilitated reflection, writing & rewriting exercises, and absurd intermingling of mediums.

About the host: Rachit is a poet and the founder of Dillipoetry—a literary platform known for its thematic and experimental poetry walks, workshops, and programs. He also serves as the Creative Head at Youth Alliance, where he designs and facilitates transformational leadership programs for young social leaders from across the country.

With over a decade of experience in the social development sector, Rachit has worked across a wide range of social issues. His poetry and writings have been published in 25+ literary platforms and anthologies. Most recently, his series "Memories of Yami" and "The Asthma City" —poems tracing the course of the Yamuna River through Delhi, and the city's worsening air crisis—were published by Down To Earth magazine.

Guided by a vision to de-pedestalize poetry, Rachit has conceptualized and led poetry programs exploring themes such as the climate emergency, neurodivergence, architecture, gender and sexuality, countering hate speech, environmental romanticism, and poetry of resistance.

He has performed at BBC Contains Strong Language—the UK’s largest poetry festival—twice (Leeds 2023, Bradford 2025), and has also performed at The French Institute India, Goethe-Institut, Alliance Française. etc. He was featured on BBC Radio 3’s acclaimed literary show, The Verb. He's the Lead Poet & Advisor to O.P Jindal University's on-going program 'We are meant to Sing as One'