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 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 …
I Write
so I may not forget the tiny balcony in my ancestral home where Baba crouched on his haunches and smoked in the afternoons of live cricket matches that played on his green transistor more than thirty years ago. On most days that memory is enough, even though the tobacco on the tendu leaf turned his …
WHAT SCARES YOU- TRAPPED
Hello! I'm thrilled to be writing this post today because WEP (Write... Edit... Publish) is finally back after a not-so-brief break of nine months. Since October is the month of Halloween in some countries, our team is celebrating with a special event called 'Horror Fest' for our first comeback post. What Scares You? When I …
