Don’t tie me down! Don’t tie me down! Don’t chain my soul! Let me fly high, So that I can bring back Some of the fragrance of the sky to you. Leave me free to live, To love you better. Let me go and reach out for the stars. Or else I’ll just fall to…
Read moreNational Poetry Writing Month
I just realised that though I have been writing poems for ages, decades in fact, there is so much I don’t know about the world of poets and poetry. Today, I got a post on Facebook informing me that April is National Poetry Writing Month. And I said, “Wow! Can I do it? Write a poem…
Read moreWhen the time is right
Ever since I was a kid, my mom has been telling me to be patient. I don’t know how many times she has said, “Nothing happens before it is meant to be.” And so when Dad asked me why I took so long in getting my poems published, I said the same to him. But…
Read moreWhy I chose to write poetry.
“Why did you decide to publish a book of your poems? Why not go in for a novel? Do people really read poetry?” These have been some of the questions I have been asked ever since I have been talking about getting my book of poems, “Who shall I be today?” published. The reason I…
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