Dear Reader Today's poem takes after a prompt by Alt Poetry who discussed Kamala Das' poems during their recent offline meet in Bangalore. It is a response to her poem, A Hot Noon in Malabar. The prompt was to have a similar title and be inspired. I read the poem closely and hence my response …
A Writing Room
Dear Reader, I don’t have a poem today. While poem-ing has been my main occupation this month (from reading to writing verses), I am not much of a routine-person. It’s not a concept I enjoy. Being this way brings its own share of miseries, but not being this way will perhaps bring an unfathomable agony. …
Because I Cannot Be Spring
Dear Readers, The distances we travel aren't just measured in numbers. They are also measured in terms of who we become, the tectonic shifts that happen within us. As a writer/poet, I cannot stay where I was when I started out. Not just in terms of how I view my journey but also in terms …
To the God of Senile Men
Today's NaPoWriMo attempt is on a prompt I came across on Instagram. I may not be writing a poem every day, but poem-ing in April is definitely giving me a high. Thank you for reading. TO THE GOD OF SENILE MEN The peace lilies died by their windows, a couple more will do, please but …
Tanka Time- GloPoWriMo/NaNoWriMo
Dear Readers, I had no intention of writing a Tanka. But I read so many GloPoWriMo/NaNoWriMo poets offering this poetic form that I got pulled in. So, thank you for the inspiration. Honestly, this is only my second attempt at it but I have to admit, trying Japanese poetic forms is always fun. So, my …
HYPERMETROPIA- GloPoWriMo
Dear Readers, As promised, I am back much before my usual time, and the reason is the Global Poetry Writing Month. I've worked out some prompts for myself but unfortunately, today's poem is based on neither of those. It came to me as I sat thinking about my recent holiday where I met a couple …
A Hundred Quills 