Category: Poetry

• Book Review: Lion Scream by Robbie Cheadle

  

  A must read for all The book cover of a lion baring its teeth and the title of the book is powerful – ‘the scream’ Robbie explains it was inspired by Edward Munch’s famous painting by the same name. She says she used it in the title because it was how she felt on seeing…

  Smitha V

  March 8, 2023

  Book Review, Poetry

  #animals, #bookreview, #children, #climatechange, #fauna, #flora, #learning, #lionscream, #newbook, #poetry, #RobbieCheadle, #SouthAfrica

• Nominated as Author of the Month for January and February by SpillWords Press

  

  Some Sundays are more beautiful than others. I woke up today, wondering what I should write about and feeling exhausted after sitting endlessly at my desk for two days, editing my debut novel. On waking up, I did what I do every day- stretch for my phone, check Whatsapp, Facebook, WordPress, and email and then…

  Smitha V

  February 26, 2023

  Poetry

  #authorofthemonth, #healing, #life, #longing, #loss, #love, #nominated, #parent, #poetry, #spillwordspress

• Published: A wake-up call

  

  I’m happy to share my poem, ‘A wake-up call’ has been published by MasticadoreUSA. A shout-out to Barbara, the editor of the e-zine, for accepting the poem. “A wake-up call” by Smitha Vishwanath Publicado por MEELOSMOMel19 FEBRERO, 2023 I The day before the surgery The morning I went for a check-up I had no idea they’d…

  Smitha V

  February 20, 2023

  Experiences, Mum’s World, Poetry

  #children, #diary, #experience, #hospital, #inspiration, #life, #live, #love, #mother, #poetry, #published, #purpose, #strength, #surgery, #wakeupcall

• Book Review : ‘More than coffee’ by Lauren Scott

  

  If I had to describe Lauren’s book in one line, I would say, ‘the book is a quick read on the author’s life that leaves you feeling warm, like ‘Peiskos’ ( the feeling of sitting in front of a fire enjoying its warmth). She begins the book, ‘More than coffee’ by talking about the brew-…

  Smitha V

  January 25, 2023

  Book Review, Poetry

  #celebratinglife, #emptynest, #familyandrelationships, #feelgoodbook, #gratitude, #love, #morethancoffee, #newbook, #poetry, #quickread, #review

• Published: Another night, another fight

  

  It wouldn’t be right to live in Dhaka and not write about mosquitoes. Come winter, come December, and they flow in droves. And not that I’m belittling the Indian mosquitoes, but the ones in Dhaka, are definitely hardier, more brilliant and more innovative than their Indian counterparts. They are ice-breakers- the subject of conversations –…

  Smitha V

  January 21, 2023

  Experiences, Poetry

  #dhakadiaries, #funpoem, #masticadores, #mosquitoes, #poem, #published, #truth, #winterindhaka