Vishvantara
Vishvantara (Julia Lewis) has been reading and writing poetry since childhood and her debut pamphlet Cursive was published by Happenstance Press in 2015. She has twice been commended in the National Poetry Competition, and won first prize in the Poetry London competition. She has been a Hawthornden Literary Fellow. She lives in a Buddhist community and teaches at the London Buddhist Centre. She earns an enjoyable living as a piano teacher.
Events with Vishvantara
The Way It Is - A Buddhist writing retreat - Wolf at the DoorNovember 6 - 9, 2026
The Way It Is There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can’t get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die; and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time’s unfolding. You don’t ever let go of the thread. ~ William Stafford ~ A Buddhist writing retreat, exploring imagination through pen, paper – and the spaces in between… Is it possible to…