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Basudhara Roy
because poetry matters
because there is some in you and me
because the sky that holds our gaze
and the earth that steadies our feet
are largely poetry we are here
looking for substances in shadows
in bones for young unruffled air
- Basudhara Roy, 'Because'
on the mic
Watch Basudhara's performance at literary festivals and events.
Festivals
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“Home” and millennial women: Basudhara Roy’s fresh poetic voice from India
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Poets to Come - Avinab Datta Areng, Basudhara Roy, Shobhana Kumar and Tuhin Bhowal
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The Young and The Restless
Book Launch Events
Book Launch Events
Praise for Stitching a Home
KEKI N DARUWALLA
'Stitching a Home' is a volume to be read by the fireside in winter. The poet tells us 'places have soul too' and 'you have to let them settle'.
BASHABI FRASER
The collection deftly weaves the private and the public in a seamless continuity that resonates with the comfort and intimacy of the familiar.
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