Dear Readers, Suddenly, the world feels like a mishmash. Every time I blink my eyes, something new pops up—a massive influx of people going about their lives, a nearly invisible indifference to everything until it wriggles its way up our bones. Most times a few tut-tuts are enough to move on. Then there’s also the …
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 …
A Poetic Adventure (after Ada Limón)
Dear Reader, Are you currently at a point in your life where you find yourself parenting your own parent? You know, telling them what they should eat, how they should live, or even renounce. Keeping track of their ill-fitting beliefs, rolling out medical and nutritional advice, convinced that you have a better understanding of the …
Live Not in Counts
Dear Reader, The first post of 2025 will be incomplete without the mention of the quintessential New Year. And with this change of dates, I cannot help but think of our obsession with quantification. Numbers play a significant role in our lives. We have calendars that help us transition from one year to the next. …
In the Grip of Mediocrity
Hello! In the last post, I shared a poem with you which was accompanied by an AI image. A reader wrote back to say how they were unable to accept a creative using AI. When I argued it was only an image and the poem was self-composed, they mentioned it was still a sort of …
Understanding Life Through a Keloid Scar
Dear Friends, Today, my mind is in a conundrum, like a ticking landmine on the verge of an explosion. However, when I attempt to express myself with pen and paper, my thoughts slip into a realm of silence. Words often fall short in capturing the depth of emotions. They stumble and feign understanding, yet truthfully, …
A Hundred Quills 