"Words.Words.I play with words, hoping that some combination, even a chance combination will say what I want" -Doris Lessing
Dear readers, It gives me great pleasure to announce that two of my poems titled ‘Women Who Read Break Families’ and ‘The Dance of Rebellion’ are part of the wonderful ‘The Kali Project’ by Indie Blue Publishing. The links for the book are given… Continue Reading “THE KALI PROJECT is published!”
Between everything that goes on in life, the wilderness teaches me more lessons than all my reading combined. Even in a metropolis, I am capable of finding my own wastelands. Unattended and forsaken, they don’t care about the haphazard fashion statements of the civilized… Continue Reading “BEING THE WILDERNESS”
‘IGNITE-from within the confines-‘ was an online art and poetry exhibition curated by Deepa Gopal. I was paired with artist Ahlam Abbas from Lebanon and I composed five poems for her transcendental art pieces. I present one of the poems titled WHICH OF THESE… Continue Reading “WHICH OF THESE WILL LAST?”
I see the green of jealousywalk into the room surreptitiously,glinting malevolence rumbles her insides;wary and leery I steal away,to bump into a melancholic grey. ‘Hello there!’ it smiles wistfully‘I’m called melancholy!’Long alleys of despondency writ on its face,a phantasm of drudgerymethinks has overstayed. So,… Continue Reading “Tinted Glasses”
“If you chase anything in life chase the things that get you excited about living…” ─ Shannon L. Alder A Hundred Quills is turning two next week. And this one is a huge personal milestone for me. From just about two readers (or followers… Continue Reading “A Hundred Quills- Behind the Scenes & The Journey Ahead”
It’s the IWSG day once again! Time’s a Bugatti, isn’t it? I love the IWSG. It’s an awesome place to learn and grow; a support group where you can reach out to better your craft. The first Wednesday of every month is officially Insecure Writer’s… Continue Reading “IWSG- AUGUST 2020 (Did the form find me?)”
Last evening, I read Pooja Priyamvada’s eBook ‘Papa & I’. Registered under Blogchatter’s eBook Carnival, the book offers perspectives on losing a loved one to death. A combination of few prose pieces, twenty-eight poems and certain random notes, it is dedicated to the author’s… Continue Reading “Papa & I- Not a Book Review”
Life’s principles are subjective. Yet, if viewed stoically, the philosophies of life apply to all and sundry. However, it needs the heart of a poet and a great emotional connect to visit life the way Ellora Mishra does in her debut book of poetry,… Continue Reading “Blogchatter Ebook Carnival- Dots and Streaks (Book Review)”
अंग्रेज़ी में एक कहावत है, Grass is greener on the other side. दूर से जब हम क़ामयाबी और प्रशंसा को देखते हैं तो वो ताजमहल प्रतीत होती है। मगर पास आने पर वो कामयाबी सिर्फ एक खूबसूरत मक़बरा बन कर रह जाती है। उसका… Continue Reading “शोर”
Dear friends The hysteria on Twitter doesn’t seem to be dying out today because it is the Blog chatter Ebook Carnival! Unlocked- Historical Tales in Verse my debut book based on the A to Z Series 2020 is enlisted right there and is available… Continue Reading “EBook Launch”
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