A poem on independant women who have no suitors as men feel intimidated by her.
Author: Sangeeta Kampani
Unconditional Love
A poem on the love a parent has for his or her child – a love absolutely unalloyed and unconditional.
The Purple Sunbird
A poem on the non-negotiable nature of grief and loss.
Playtime
This poem is a stroll down the poet's memory lane, reminiscing about her son’s enchantment with the natural world as a child.
Hesitant Words
The poet reflects on the process of ageing, and on how at times spontaneity takes a hit and truth gets more difficult to tell.
Moongazer
A poem on the nostalgia that often haunts us all our lives — a lost childhood and lost innocence.
Being Alive
A poem on post-operative delirium and the moment that hinges between life and death which reveals the sheer precarity of existence.
My Paper Boat
A poem about home – in memory, feeling and imagination, and for discovering our own story and discerning our place in time.
The Colourful Love-Life of Ms Grewal
The poem emanates from a dinner table conversation in which one of the poet’s guests, a young lady, spoke uninhibitedly about her past loves and liaisons.
The Camaraderie of Strangers
The poet's ode to her mother-in-law who weathered grave mental health issues for decades.