A poem about home – in memory, feeling and imagination, and for discovering our own story and discerning our place in time.
Tag: home
Homing as a Single Displaced Woman
The author explores the desire of a single woman from a small city to build a home in a big city.
The Eyes on My Street
It's funny that what Foucault stated about a prison and how people’s gaze can visually control another person seems so relevant to my neighbourhood.
The Curious Case of Age in Marriage
Is there an age to settle down that can assure a happily ever after? No.
Twisted Roots
The author writes about having multiple ‘homes’, her sense of belonging and misplaced identity.
Of Coffee and Cricket
An essay on the plethora of emotions that the author experiences each time she goes to her grandparents' home in Chennai.
How a Day Is Spent
With grim news pouring in from around the world, the poet feels thankful to be blanketed in the sanctuary that is home.
Variations in Living with Variants
A poem on how two years of working and schooling from home has taken its toll on the one person everyone sees but no one acknowledges – the woman …
Growing Trees Without Roots
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the roots of our family – our parents – have left us, and the trees are left behind to grow by themselves.