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Expand Your Table, Don’t Make It Higher: Discussing Intersectional Poetry At The Feminist Poetry Fest
The goal of intersectionality and poetry is not to make your table higher, but expanding it in a way that all of us come together.
Poetry
How Kamala Das’ Poetry Voiced My Sense Of Fearless And Free Womanhood
I can literally see a part of myself being carved out in the words of Kamala Das that always ends in self-assertion. And that inculcates in me a sense of freedom and agency.
Art Should Reflect An Artist’s Truth And Emotional Connect: Swarada Bodas
“I think music is such a powerful tool. Often we hear melodies and feel emotions even when such emotions aren’t necessarily labelled or put forth directly in the form of lyrics.” – Swarada Bodas
Rumi: A Poet Who Saw Divinity’s Reflection In Women
Centuries have passed, and while Rumi’s words have stood the test of time, how have they managed to shape the social and familial interpretation of womanhood in the world that we live in?
The Lights And Yellow of The Moon – A Train Journey in Poetry
The glimmering lights and yellow of the moon, The passing by huts and buildings, The discussions on hot topics of politics: Where each agreed on “I am BJP, you are Congress”, The adjusting of the suitcase and bags with others’, Similar to adjustment of a new baby in the world; Where one hand becomes two, […]
Why I Write: I Write To Encourage Diversity Of Thoughts And Feelings
Author and poet Sarita Mathur reveals how she is putting thoughts into words to be remembered for eternity. Writing for her is therapeutic, she says.
#AurSuno Is A Chronicle Of My Life, Says Lyricist Nirmika Singh
“I feel with #AurSuno, I am simply articulating some of my deepest, most intimate feelings about causes that matter to me – whether it’s a failing society, a broken relationship or my own body issues,” says lyricist Nirmika Singh.
When Life Gives You Pain, Turn It Into Poetry, Says Ayushi Shridhar
Ayushi Shridhar explains why it’s important to for every woman to get out her own way and how being a mountain girl has shaped her writing.
I’ve Written In Some Form All My Life: Poet Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal
Aparna Upadhyaya Sanyal tells Archana Pai Kulkarni what led her to write nuanced, subversive and sensual stories in her book ‘Circus Folk & Village Freaks’, and how writing them liberated her.
Breaking Down “The Inappropriate Poem” By Sonal Sharma
“Teach them about consent. Teach your young sons and daughters that their bodies are theirs alone. And that no one in any relation can stake a claim at them,” says Sonal Sharma
