Sorry I Didn’t Wait Till 8 March To Speak
Yesterday I was introduced on stage by a misogynist host. After I performed a piece about womanhood, another man began harassing me.
Poetry
The Showwoman Under The Paper Plane
Paper Plane & coffee
Poem For An Ex I May Have Told You About
I had a chance to get this off my chest last year. I’m so grateful for the stage giving me a chance to voice things that had been eating away my insides for too long. I’ve been silenced by well-meaning friends and others who are just inconvenienced by anything other…
And Then There Was Music
I sang. There was music.
On Losing A Voice And Remembering How To Speak Again
Men will never stop attacking my right to speak. My voice is my only weapon and my sole identity.
The Kindness Of September
September was kind. I had four milestone conversations.
City | Digital World | Poetry | Pop Culture
A Digital Native In Chinchpokli: My Spoken Stories
I performed two pieces I’m very happy with. One about my digital adventures and one about Chinchpokli.
Shaping Spaces & Relationships: The Poetry Club @ Theosophy Hall
The Poetry Club tied up with the French Consulate to host a poetry workshop and Open Mic at the Theosophy Hall. They also did this last year after the COP21 conference where they asked attendant poets to write about environmental change. The piece that I wrote for that event was…
Light Walker
A poem about a light walker
Building Poetry, Shaping Me: Architect @ Tuning Fork
Another Monday at the Tuning Fork and how can I possibly hate the week when it starts that way? I’ve been struggling a bit with performance poetry. I now know the difference between performed poetry and spoken word. I can’t entirely articulate it but I can see, hear and feel…