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Communion

By: Shreya November 6, 2022November 12, 2022

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Today’s poem is mixed media: music, song and video. I hope that together they are able to recreate some of the magic that inspired this poem. Thank you for reading! Shreya

The other day, I interviewed an autumn leaf

By: Shreya October 19, 2022

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I picked up a leaf off the ground because I thought it was pretty. Did not expect a full interview, but here’s the poem-transcript.

Vermillion: A Poem in Honour of Durga Puja

A poem about the coming of Durga Maa, which is joyously celebrated in my home city of Kolkata and around the world.

You Intrigue Me

By: Shreya September 17, 2022

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A poem about love, emerging, and curiosity. Enjoy!

Golden Hour

By: Shreya September 10, 2022

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Beautiful, is the word that Could truly describe you, Queen, as You step down from your throne and Hold us in your glittering, gleaming Gaze, we bask in your golden hour, and my verse is pretentious, but I sing the praise of the way Your expansive presence Mirrors in my Heart, opening. The touch of…

Soil Song: A Poem

By: Shreya August 29, 2022

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Thanks for reading, with love from — Shreya

Birdsong: A Poem

By: Shreya August 7, 2022August 15, 2022

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Thank you for reading, Shreya

Talia (our Joy) Castellano: A Poem in Honour of an Angel

By: Shreya June 26, 2022June 28, 2022

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Talia Joy has been a presence in my life since 2012, when I first came across her YouTube videos. It is only at the age of 21 that I have begun to realise how extraordinary Talia’s legacy is. Revisiting her videos, I was inspired to write the following poem. But first, some quotations to provide…