Become a Poetry Pharmacist with Riya Amit Roy

A two-hour poetry workshop to learn how to prescribe poems for ailments of being alive.

  • Life throws a lot at us—restlessness, heartbreak, anxiety, or just the quiet ache of being human. Poetry can be a remedy, a way to name what’s happening inside and to make it feel a little lighter. 

    In this workshop, you’ll learn how to prescribe poems—yours or others’—for the everyday ailments of being alive. It’s not about being a poet; it’s about finding words that soothe, shake, or surprise you.

    • A hands-on experience of prescribing poetry for real-life feelings

    • Practice finding poems that resonate with specific moods and moments

    • Tools to turn your own emotions into poetic “prescriptions” for yourself or others

    • A playful, creative exercise that makes poetry a practical part of everyday life

    • You’re curious about poetry but don’t know where to start

    • You enjoy games, prompts, and playful creativity to explore emotions

    • You like pairing up, sharing, and writing with others in a collaborative setting


    • 1 live 2-hour session with Riya Amit Roy

    • Examples of William Sieghart’s poetry prescriptions to inspire you

    • A “wheel of ailments” activity to guide your poem searches and prescriptions

    • Exercises to write your own poetic prescriptions for yourself and a partner

    • Tips and prompts to continue prescribing poetry on your own


    Workshop Breakdown:

    Part 1 — Spot It
     Spin the wheel and pick an ailment. See how poetry can respond.

    Part 2 — Find It
     Hunt for poems that act as prescriptions for that feeling.

    Part 3 — Write It
    Drop your own ailment and craft a poetic prescription for someone else.

  • This isn’t a poetry class.
    This (obviously) isn’t a pharmacy class.
    It’s a way to make both poetry and your emotions more accessible to you. 

  • $29.99/-

    Includes:
    ✔ Live guided workshop
    ✔ Prompts to read and write more poems
    ✔ A trick you can reuse whenever things feel too much

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About Riya

Riya is a practitioner of creativity, which means she practices it in its various forms - she is a teacher, a creative director, a workshop-inventor, a community-builder, an ideas-generator, a columnist, a content strategist, a writing mentor - as the role requires. As a practitioner, she is also keen on donning a new hat, her head is stable enough to balance many.

  • "What I love most is the flexibility. I can go at my own pace, revisit lessons, and keep learning whenever it works for me."

    Reviews from participants

  • "Even as a total beginner, I never felt lost. The step-by-step structure and encouragement along the way made all the difference."

    Reviews from participants

  • "This has been such a worthwhile investment in myself."

    Reviews from participants