Poetry as Sanctuary – A column where we explore poetry as a means of expression for voices of the South Asian Diaspora. A lizard in a blizzard Got a snowflake in his gizzard And nothing else much happened, I’m afraid. But lizard rhymed with blizzard And blizzard...
Poetry as Sanctuary – A column where we explore poetry as a means of expression for voices of the South Asian Diaspora. Poetry was never something I imagined to become this significant to me, it was not even a sliver of a dream of an unimagined future. I spent the...
Windows to the Soul As hugs turn into virtual high-fives And pajamas become our cocoons, As sanitizer turns into a balm for our weary nerves And TP becomes our most prized possession, We lumber out of hibernation every morning With nowhere to go but the couch....
In the fertile landscape of Indian writing in English, poetry is a less prolific genre. This is not due to a dearth of talent, but because poetry has generally been considered less likely to attract a popular readership. However, lyric poetry in Sita’s Choice is more...
Away From I come across to what I hate seeing so much Disgusts me to remember that I thought I wasn’t enough I think that I need more and more, plenty But they don’t have much other than others company Walked outside to the city, new country, poverty For the first...
