A poem about the alienation of people in a country that claims to welcome them with open arms.
Tag Archives: Poetry
The Girl In The Painting.
A sample from my upcoming book of poetry, The Girl In The Painting is a poem about womanhood and how its stories are co-opted by other voices. Stay tuned for more information about my first published book of poetry.
The Greatest Love-Affair of Kamala Das’ Life.
Kamala Das is known for being one of the earliest voices for Indian female sexuality as well as her honest, risqué confessional poetry. A lot her writing deals with her conflicts and dilemmas about love, but there was one love-affair in her life that never ended: Her affair with language.
Don’t You Get Tired?
A short poem on the resistance to liberty that women face on a daily basis.
And We Thought We Could Never Die.
A short poem on the impact of disease on humanity by Aarushi Ahluwalia.