Find solace in reading, writing & gifting poetry
Indian poetries in English capturing the Indianness in the lavish sprinkling of Indian vernacular and mystical undertones from lived desi experiences.
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Transcendental poems celebrating love: 3 must-read Indian poems. Transcendental love is a type of love that goes beyond the boundaries of ordinary human experience and understanding.
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Blooms ‘tween the pages- A haiku. This is a translation of one of the Tamil haikus penned here.
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The Tug of Nostalgia-A Haibun on the Struggle to Let Go of the Past
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Found poetry is a form created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and arranging them in a new way to form a poem. The sources can be anything from newspapers and magazines to letters and emails, to everyday conversations and advertisements.
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Love’s Embrace- A poem on overcoming failure with the comfort of affection
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Pondering on Love Sitting in a Dentist’s Chair-A poem in rhyme
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Caged love- a story intertwined in haikus
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An epistolary poem titled, “‘Tis is the season of love, my dear”…Do you feel it in the fragrance of flowers or when dainty butterfly dances
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By definition, thrifting is the careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste and thrift stores are the ones that sell used things like clothes, books, and furniture at throwaway prices. Being born in a typical middle-class, Indian family, thrifting had always been a part of our life. Just that, we didn’t know it was called so. Also, growing up we (my sibling and I) didn’t have any regrets. We eagerly fought for the hand-me-downs and also shared things happily. It has now become part of our fond memories and we have passed on the tradition to our kids.
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A poem on how to be the voice of others by dissolving yourself. As a poet, it’s important to find strength in vulnerability.