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Spring is in the air and blooming all around

I’m participating in Terri’s Sunday prompt on the flowers of spring. It’s spring in Bangalore. It feels like it when you see the flowers in bloom and in the mornings until 10.00 a.m. and in the evenings after 5.00 p.m. when the weather is just perfect- neither too cold nor too warm. But in the […]

Book Review : 7/50 : To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

Seeing the font size of this book, I thought, I’d never be able to read it. But I did – initially, only because a) it’s a classic and I should have read it a long time ago, b) it’s been lying on my bookshelf since a long, long time c) I have a reading goal. […]

Published : ‘Grain bread, Large Bread, Toast Bread’ on Hotel Masticadores

Here’s my latest poem published on Hotel Masticadores. I want to thank Michelle, the Editor of Hotel Masticadores for publishing it. With so much unpleasantness happening around the world, I figured I’d write about something I love, something that gives me comfort and is easy on the mind and tummy. Here’s my poem (rather a […]

Art & Poetry : #TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 2, 3/4/2025

The Tanka Tuesday challenge, hosted by Colleen Chesebro, this week, is to write syllabic poetry using synonyms for the words : ‘Create’ and ‘Bright’. This painting of Java black plums or Jamun is inspired by a painting by Svetlana Orinko. I did it on my sketch pad (160 gsm paper). Here's my tanka based on […]

Thankful Thursday 060325, February’s report card

We are already in the third month of the year. This year seems to be flying. It feels that way when you have a purpose. The goals that I set for the year have been keeping gainfully employed and I’m grateful that I haven’t experienced a moment of boredom. My friends wonder how I’m not […]

Published : My interview with Michelle Avon Navajas on Hotel Masticadores

I want to thank Michelle Avon Navajas, who, is an award-winning poet and writer, and also the editor of Hotel Masticadores, for the well-thought-out questions she asked me during my interview with her. It made answering them interesting and provided me an opportunity to relook at my writing process, my way of working without the muse and how much being recognized means to me. I hope you enjoy going through the interview as much as I did participating in it.

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 1 , Taiga, 2/25/25

Colleen is back with Tanka Tuesday and last Tuesday was her first post for this challenge. Although, it’s time for the next week’s prompt, I’m adding my entry for last week. I don’t want to miss participating in the first prompt of Tanka Tuesday. The prompt was to write a Taiga. A Taiga is a […]

Published – Book Review : 06/50 2025 : Windblown Landscapes

My 6th book review for the year is on an anthology of poetry. The book, ‘Windblown Landscapes’ edited by Dr Ampat Koshy and Avantika Singh, has poems written by 50 poets on a prompt. The prompt was to write Tinai poetry, a classical form of poetry that originated in Tamil Nadu and describes landscapes, seasons, […]

Thursday Doors 27.02.25 & SoCS 01.03.25

I’m participating in Thursday Doors, after a really long time. Thursday Doors is a challenge hosted by Dan Antion for people who love doors and architecture to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos, drawings, or other images or stories from around the world. I took these pictures of doors during during […]