Dear Readers, It's the month of NaPoWriMo and at Poetic Adventures we are into the tenth and final week. I am grateful to Namratha for this wonderful ten-week-long run. I felt alive, writing, after a long time. Oh, the relief of writing without the worry of sticking to what works. I do not want to …
After Nissim Ezekiel
Dear Readers, Can we ever even get close to the masters? I read Nissim Ezekiel in college and remember how postcolonial literature was a favourite of the entire batch. Our teacher had a huge role to play in it. But more than that, I think it was the relatability factor, the vision of a modern …
Exploring Memories through the Haibun
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 …
Three Poems (Exploring the Cherita)
Dear Reader, On some days we bring with us the weights of others. The more people we know, the heavier that weight. In this age of 'instant connections' and 'peopling', this overburden can be nerve-wracking. How do you insulate yourself? Is staying disconnected even an option any more? While I leave you to think over …
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? …
A Hundred Quills 