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Category: Poetry as Sanctuary

A column where we explore poetry as a means of expression for voices of the South Asian Diaspora.

reflections on poetry
Posted inFrom Surabhi's Notepad, Poetry as Sanctuary, Voices & Opinions

Seeking Refuge in Poetry

by Surabhi Pandey May 21, 2022May 21, 2022

There’s no denying the fact that the world has seemed damaged for a while now. We have the multi-pronged crises of a global health pandemic, climate change impact, mass shootings, […]

Posted inPoetry as Sanctuary

Try Poems For National Poetry Month

by Jyoti Bachani April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
Posted inBay Area Centric, Events, Poetry as Sanctuary

Hum Hoge Kaamyab: San Jose’s Desi Poets Celebrate Black History Month

by Jyoti Bachani February 18, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inBay Area Centric, Books, Poetry as Sanctuary

Desi Bay Area Poets Immortalize Their Work During the Pandemic

by Anuradha Gajaraj-Lopez January 24, 2022April 15, 2022
Posted inPoetry as Sanctuary

Legends of Divine Desi Poetry

by Anuradha Gajaraj-Lopez December 7, 2021April 15, 2022
Posted inBay Area Centric, Culture, Poetry as Sanctuary

Diwali With the Desi Bay Area Poetry Community

by Jyoti Bachani November 3, 2021April 15, 2022
Posted inBay Area Centric, Grassroots Activism, Poetry as Sanctuary

Irshad: An Evening of Poetic Passion

by Aarti Johri September 27, 2021April 15, 2022
Posted inBay Area Centric, Health & Wellness, Poetry as Sanctuary

Can the Extraordinary Become Ordinary?

by Pragalbha Doshi August 26, 2021April 15, 2022
Author Prerona Mukherjee with her father.
Posted inBay Area Centric, Poetry as Sanctuary

At Bay, In a Sea of Poetry

by Prerona Mukherjee July 16, 2021April 15, 2022
Jhulelal in Jhulelal Mandir situated in Nadiad (Image from Wikimedia Commons and Under Creative Commons License)
Posted inBay Area Centric, Corona & Your Life, Poetry as Sanctuary

Pallo: Sindhi Poetry to Discover Oral History

by Jyoti Bachani June 29, 2021April 15, 2022
Author, Lakshmi Rao with her tanpura(Image by Jigna Desai)
Posted inPoetry as Sanctuary

The Enduring Poetry of the Gwalior Gayaki

by Lakshmi Rao April 22, 2021April 15, 2022
Posted inPoetry as Sanctuary

Bards Of the Same Feature Recite Together

by Saswati Das March 22, 2021April 15, 2022

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