Sri Lanka has a rich history of writing and resistance. It's also where media suppression has been strong. Yet, in 2015 a Sri Lankan minister 'called on poets to help unite a divided nation' (the Guardian). How do today's poets, writers, and journalists navigate the 'politics of place'? What is their role in political discourse and what are the risks and rewards of navigating the 'politics of place' as writers, poets and journalists?