Over the years it has acquired substance and stature under the able guidance of Gopi Kottoor and his circle of poet collaborators.
[citation needed] Poets who have read under the Poetry Chain banner include Ruth Padel, Tapan Kumar Pradhan and Meena Alexander.
From June 2013, Poetry Chain has started conducting monthly meeting of both aspiring and established poets.
[2] Poetry Chain has become a platform of interaction for Indian poets writing in English residing in different parts of the country.
[3] Although Poetry Chain journal has a pan Indian flavor, it has occasionally highlighted local Kerala based themes like Onam also.