spring equinox, today! 🌱🌿🪴🌳

“Poetry needs science, which lifts the veil from nature, & science needs poetry, which elaborates for public appreciation the beauty of the secrets that have been unveiled.” – Algis Valiunas Essay on this–& the rose-veiled fairy wrasse–in this week's Wonder Wednesday (bio link)

getting up to some fun with Saranya Subramanian this weekend. do join in. open to writers of all levels. sign up here: l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F…

One of the most critical skills in life—and yet never taught in school—is choosing where to direct your attention. After graduation, the valedictorian will often get lapped by “average” people who better invest their time.

.Gautam Vegda is a Dalit poet from Gujarat who is facing humiliation from his publisher Hawakal Publishers Private Limited for mere cropping of the extra white space &putting a filter on HIS book cover. How is an author in attempt to highlight his book cover tarnishing the reputation of the publisher?

I can’t believe this, I’ve just seen that Louise Glück has died - hoping someone will tell me i’m mistaken? I’ve learnt so much from her poems…

@beaven_craig Jericho Brown Just had one published in New Ohio Review, and also have one in my debut full-length (both pictured below):

Congratulations to all our shortlisted authors! The list has now been posted here: theprosepoem.com/2023-tpp-prose… If your poem is on the list please don't name it as judging is still in progress. Thanks to all who submitted work.

honoured to share this little piece I wrote for Frontline, where I question the one-dimensional persona of the 'tragedy queen' trope, and share a sneak-peak from the research & process behind co-curating the Meena Kumari Poetry Walk with Saranya Subramanian

#MeenaKumari 's poetry and how she used it to fight back the typecasting of her as a tragedy queen. A very interesting piece by Vasvi

It is worth taking a pause here to notice the irony: both Mahjabeen & her mother had to undergo a change of name in order to show the relinquishment of one religion & adoption of another to fulfil societal expectations. Vasvi on #MeenaKumari. frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-cultu…

also while we're at it, my greatest fear as an editor is that i don't edit out the strangeness to serve the god of clarity (sometimes clarity is necessary etc). if anything, i'd like for poems to get stranger

what is one dish i should learn how to make to seem like I know how to cook??

Read four poems by #NBAwards Winner Martín Espada. | Bombay Lit Mag bombaylitmag.com/martin-espada-…

“I started this poem with the desire to capture my favorite mental image of my young mother: mid-housework, stealing five minutes to sit in a relaxing squat on the kitchen floor, enjoying her chai.” ––Preeti Vangani Preeti Vangani #AboutThisPoem poets.org/poem/one-cup-c…

I fucking love john berger’s writing!!!!! even when I disagree with him I’m like “thank god for you” 😭😭😭