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

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

Golden Hour

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

Thanks for reading, with love from — Shreya

Birdsong: A Poem

Thank you for reading, Shreya

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

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…

Away for Exams

Dear readers, My time at the University of Oxford is drawing to a close; it is now time to sit my final examinations. As a result, I will be taking a hiatus from blogging and writing 😦 Thank you to all my readers for inspiring me to keep writing. I love to see my words…

Jeannine: A Poem

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Love keeps trying to open my eyes: a poem

With love, Shreya

Hope, A Poem

Hope: A Poem

About Me

This is just a short excerpt for the about page.

Start Here

Where does one begin when face-to-face, erm, screen-to-screen with a teenager with a passion for all things wordy? If you’re asking this question, I’ve already answered it for you in these few pages. About Me My Mission (coming soon) Paradise Prose Blog Manifesto Copyright Notice

The Visitor

By: Shreya October 9, 2021November 14, 2021

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A new poem, The Visitor.

Mind Monsters Inc.

By: Shreya July 10, 2021October 2, 2021

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My mind has birthed some monsters, and I am here to share them with you. Go figure (see below): Parnika was one of my first creations, though I have only named her in hindsight – today. Parnika means small leaf; it is an alternative name for the Goddess Parvathi. She is a small leaf, the…

When I Make Space to Pause – A Poem

By: Shreya April 22, 2021April 22, 2021

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When I Make Space to Pause by Shreya Manna So. When I make space to pause, I listen. The bones at the base of my neck are instruments, Clicking and clacking and croaking under the weight of an uneasy head. My feet oscillate. Drumsticks on a d-d-d-d-drum roll. The mind scans and measures each line…

Twilight Kissed: A Poem

By: Shreya March 20, 2021

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Hi readers! This is a poem about the sky, in particular those skies that inspire us to just look up in dumbstruck wonder. Hope you enjoy it (see full poem below the image). Twilight Kissed by Shreya Manna Who wove this fabric, this work of art That stretches across the sky? Is it a sheet…

How to Fix a Broken Human: A Poem

By: Shreya February 27, 2021March 21, 2021

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I’m in a new apprenticeship – Not any intellectual shit, Reading ‘how to be a human’ lit: so flip to page 1, where I find it hard, really no way I can discard, this overconfidence in my inferiority. Too many syllables, (may not be believable) but it’s true. I cannot see the “awesome kid” inside…

Words and Music #2: Where is Home? (A Poem)

By: Shreya January 5, 2021March 21, 2021

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Inspired by the Cloud Atlas End Title Where is home? Nothing stays still. Usually I run towards the horizon, and time plays tag with me Pulling me forward, and forward And forward. One day, I think, I’ll say: tag! But I’ll be tagged myself, and it will be time to leave this world. But sometimes…

Words and Music

By: Shreya December 24, 2020March 21, 2021

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Hello, it’s been a while since I last posted! I’ve been away to focus on my first term of second year studying English at The University of Oxford, as well as mental health. On one hand, I’ve been doing a lot of academic writing these past few months – such is the nature of the…

Union

Do you know what the device you are holding is made of? I didn’t, until the thought occurred to me when I was writing this blog post. A few clicks later, I arrived at my laptop manufacturer’s website to look for more details. It turns out that the parts made of aluminium and tin are…

Realising the Truth Can be Difficult (Part Two)

By: Shreya July 11, 2020July 22, 2020

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Mental health: can it be solved just within the mind?

Realising The Truth Can be Difficult (Part One)

By: Shreya July 4, 2020March 21, 2021

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It seems so simple: all the human population has to do to end injustice of any sort is realise that all life was made intrinsically equal. I don’t mean people are all equal in terms of biology, wealth, socioeconomic status, physical beauty according to current standards or any of that transactional stuff. I’m talking about…