Vermillion: A Poem in Honour of Durga Puja

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

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When I Make Space to Pause – A Poem

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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…

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How to Fix a Broken Human: A Poem

By: Shreya
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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…

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Water-Forms Poetry Project: Final Poem

By: Shreya
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A poem about water-forms.

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