On Writer’s Block
Writing more than one poem at a time can have its disadvantages, in the same way that reading someone else’s poetry while writing your own does: they can create writer’s block. A poem is...
Category: Poet of Indian Origin
One of the reasons we moved here
I am a mountain person. Always have been. Always will be. Living in Washington DC for 15 years pretty much took its toll. The mountains are only 60 miles away from DC, but getting...
All we have to do is ask
Why are we as human beings so afraid to ask? Probably one of two reasons. Either we think we know the answer and it’s not the answer we want, or we think the simple...
Close but no cigar
I received an e-mail the other day with mixed emotions. It was a rejection letter from a publishing house. My manuscript was in the “close but not quite there” category; the publisher just did...
A Gaur walked into a yard…
almost sounds like the beginning of a joke, but not quite. It needs a monkey. “A gaur and a monkey walked into a yard,…” Alas, it was just a Gaur. “Just.” But it was...
Vagina Party
I went to a vagina party Sunday night. A twist on “v-day celebrations,” it was a fundraiser for women’s issues in general, but more importantly, to help curb and destroy violence against women. As...
The Next Big Thing
Here is an interesting idea. I received this invitation from another poet friend of mine (it’s funny calling her a friend — I have never met her, but we are both from Washington DC,...
Three Summers of Poetry and Pathos: A Poet’s Ride With Cancer
Please note: this blog post was originally published by 32 Poems blog in the summer of 2011. I am not sure why they removed it, but they have been going through some restructuring over...
A Look Back at the Last Four Years
First of all, titling my posts drive me crazy. I learned to title things as I did here, where words such as “at” and “the” are lower-case, but everything else is upper-case; however, I...
Inaugural Poetry
Watching the Presidential Inauguration yesterday, one thing stood out in my mind more than anything else: Damn it was cold out there. Michelle Obama made sure she looked fashionable while at the same time...