“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.

SXonomics, the brainchild of Ramya Pandyan (Idea Smith) and Dr Ishmeet Nagpal, came into being because of the spoken word scene. Having watched each other perform for a while and sensing that their politics were aligned, Ishmeet and Ramya knew that they would be good collaborators. Both found an ally in each other and together […]

In the time of viral internet poets, some of whose poems barely tantamount to a few lines and words, I found Tishani Doshi’s new book of poetry Girls are Coming out of the Woods, raw and evocative. The visual imagery making you reminiscence your childhood and the bumpy way to adulthood, the smell of where […]

Slam poetry has been gaining popularity on social media over the last few years. There are a lot of men and women who write their own poems and then go on stage and perform them. This is called slam or spoken word poetry. These performances are then recorded and posted on social media. You may […]

Poet, educator, journalist and author all at a young age. Melizarani T Selva juggles between her career as a journalist and her love for poetry. Her zeal in writing and reciting poems has taken her to platforms like TEDxGateway, ASEAN Poetry Recitation, Cri de Femme International Poetry Festival and many more. She isn’t just a […]