In My Voice

Poet Purvi Shah before a performance of Together We Are New York
Poet Purvi Shah before a performance of the community-based poetry project Together We Are New York

Healing is in motion when a poem reaches an audience/when there is dialogue & response.

Complete these poems by listening & responding.

Best “The enemy within” with humor.

Ruminate on Kali, Mary, Billie, Birmingham, Charleston.

Find how unrequited love can make an avalanche.

Challenge the swami with Saraswati.

Teach thorns a new way to bite.

Indulge a little love with Pour Some Sugar on Me.

Keep the poems turning with the PageTurner Literary Festival.

Or hear Mira’s timely response to Krishna (poem starts at 13:19). A poem nominated for a Pushcart Prize!

“…murmuring my desires…in your ears murmuring dreams”: Image from a collaboration of my poetry with visual art by Nandini Chirimar