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...
NYC, New York – I saw how devastating COVID-19 was for so many people in NYC, particularly teenagers who had to adapt their lifestyles. From switching to remote learning to finding ways to stay active and engaged, there have been a lot of changes. The one thing...
AMERICA – 1978 America And your trillion-dollar Economy And your FM stereo And your serpentine highways of lonely people Slanting westwards into the setting sun Leave me alone I am one of the starving millions of India Who you’re mommy asked you...
Who Am I? I am brown; I am different from the white and the black. I am Dravidian, a word as mysterious as the origin of the universe. Now I am a hyphenated American; I speak English with a discernible accent, but my students loved it. It’s not...
The 8th Month lifting myself up repeatedly deadweight took over me lost in days. nothing to aspire towards an eternal cycle and ample grey skies lost in uncertainty. a barrier of contact made illness even time was drunk and we were stuck lost in obstacles....
