Dear Readers, At the outset, I'd like to thank you for staying with me for this poetic adventure. This is the eighth week and we are only left with two more. I have enjoyed writing, experimenting with different poetic forms so much and I'm so grateful to Namratha for challenging us with the prompts. As …
Wall
Dear Readers, Walls throttle. They restrict. When they are raised, we fight. When they fall, we are buried in the rubble. A scene from an old Hindi film that I watched as a child is strongly etched in my mind. It shows a four-walled structure being raised as a punishment, around a woman, inside which …
Exploring Prose Poetry and Surrealism
Dear Readers, Image Source: Unsplash I'd like to start by sharing with you my poem 'The Morning We Quarrelled' that appeared in Issue 11 of Porch LitMag earlier this month. And now, on to this week's newsletter. We are nearly into the third month of the 'new' year. Feels surreal, right? No? Then strange, maybe? …
An Attempt at Self-Portrait
Dear Reader, The search for self, the need to understand who we are and the purpose of our lives, are some of the things that continue to confound humankind. In this search we scale mountains, unravel secrets of the universe and try to embark on an inner journey–just some of the things I can enlist …
Nature and Poetry: Learning the Haiku
Dearest Reader, It’s supposed to be spring, but here in Jodhpur, it feels more like early summer. As I walk to the lake every evening, I chase the setting sun and watch the sky slowly burning. The sultry orange is breathtaking. All winter and even now, I’ve been trying to capture the colours from different …
Braiding a Poem- Plumbing the Depths of the Mind
Dear Readers, Are you overthinkers? My yoga instructor has been trying to get us to relax and empty our mind, but it's tough not to think. The mind is habitual of running. I've also been experiencing foggy memory for a while, but the more deep impressions buried in the recesses of the mind are hard …
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A Hundred Quills 