Eat in Peace…or in Pieces? Pass the butter, hand the bread Don’t be dramatic — nobody is dead Carve the turkey, open the booze But switch the channel if it’s news. Sprinkle the pepper, pour the sauce Dried by the smoke of a burning cross Just...
Poetry as Sanctuary – A column where we explore poetry as a means of expression for voices of the South Asian Diaspora. Like everyone else who loves poetry, I too see it as an art. An art of saying everything without saying much. A means of conveying the felt, without...
Unconventional disquieting dreams, and marooned behind inadequate screens await former days and absent glitching in say. eyes stained: debilitated red with dilly- dally chained to bed. and what to find? obliterated time! how can one comprehend? when inhibited voices...
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...
