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I want to write you a poem that feels like it’s wrapped in your favourite brocade patchwork with sprinkles of sieved moonshine. I want to write you a poem that smells of jalebis and library books, tastes of targola and sunflower seeds, stories that stretch from my nani’s palms. I want to write you a poem that reminds you of the mud path we walked, moist with rain and tears, and the time you told me that you remember me from my smile. I want to write you a poem shaped like a letter, the length ...
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Aekta Khubchandani is a writer, poet and illustrator. Her work has been featured in The Aerogram, The Bangalore Review, Warehouse Zine, Quail Bell Magazine and Scroll among others. Her work is also published in print in the anthology, ‘Equiverse Space’ by WE, Best of Mad Swirl: 2018 and in ‘Map called Home,’ by Kitaab. Her fiction and poetry entries have been long-listed twice for Toto Awards (2018) and (2019) for Creative Writng in English by TFA (Toto Funds the Arts). Her spoken word piece, ‘I tried to look like Ma’ has also been featured by ScoopWhoop and Dil ki Baat. She recently spoke about the backseat story of how this poem came to life at TEDx Bocconi, Mumbai.
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- 04 January 2019beautifully written, loved the imaginative first stanza.
- 03 November 2021Blends memories that cherish our soul and mind 🥰
12 March 2019very short nd inspired story'
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