• New pub news!

    On the occasion of National Poetry Month 2026, poet Vidya Shankar and I bring to you, our book which has been almost two years in the making: Light and Line Drawings! This book is a dual-voice poetry collection exploring lives on completely different continents. Light and Line Drawings is a dialog between two poets who,…

  • A little marvel!

      Late post!This news is so dear to me because @pealogic had published my very first haiku back in 2021! In 2024, my ku muggy afternoonseven the dog blinksone eye at a time was nominated for the Touchstone Award. Being one of the nominees is for me an award in itself because of the number…

  • daya and baya

      Here is a reference to one of my favorite musicals. But more importantly, it’s a nod to the hidden music in our lives…Yugen Quest Review has brought out a beautiful tribute to the late percussion maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain. Link here   My memory of Ustadji’s performance was actually when he and his brother…

  • …Touchstone and Red Moon press anthology nomination 2024…

      It is always a thrill to be nominated! Journals usually have so many many poems to choose from and when one of your work makes the cut, it’s a thrill beyond compare. Also the feeling of being seen, being recognized.  Leaf Journal has announced its nominations. And my following haiku has made the cut.…

  • …and everything in between…

    Composing poems is a lonely path. So when I found the Evergreen Haiku group where a few poets came together to discuss haiku, I was elated! It was excellently facilitated by Michele Root-Bernstein. I was a member of the group for a very short time but I loved every moment of it. When the doors…