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Prayer - Arundhati Subramaniam
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Andheri Local - Arundhati Subramaniam
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Arundhati Subramaniam is a celebrated contemporary female poet. Born in Mumbai, 1973, she recalls, from a young age, wanting to ‘be around words – listen to them, utter them, play with them, and string them into patterns’.1.  After gaining her…

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Cities - Sampurna Chattarji
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Lindsey Hilsum’s guided tour of her favourite poems on The Poetry Archive.

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All the goddesses I am not - Sampurna Chattarji
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Mother and Daughter: a duet - Sampurna Chattarji
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Dogs, Mobs and Rock Concerts - Sampurna Chattarji
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Sampurna Chattarji is a poet, writer, editor, translator, and teacher whose work propels through the boundaries of language and identity. With over 20 published works to her name, Chattarji has emerged as a prominent voice in contemporary Indian literature. Through…

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The Lord is my Shepherd - Jeet Thayil
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Exposing overlooked corners of Mumbai and New York; highlighting perspectives from around the world; uncovering racial, political and religious truths, these are just a few of the main themes Jeet Thayil explores across his novels and poetry, connecting his readers…

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Ghazal: Darkness - Mona Arshi
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The Rain That Began Elsewhere - Mona Arshi
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Mona Arshi

B. 1970

10 poems available

Mona Arshi worked as a Human rights lawyer at Liberty before she started writing poetry. She worked on a number of high-profile legal cases including the Stephen Lawrence case, representing Janet Alder and Diane Pretty, she also represented women fleeing…

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