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This has been such a tough year for so many reasons, that I decided to give in and "own" my achievements. <Thread begins>. So, here goes (reverse order, time-wise):
In November, I reviewed Each of Us Killers by @jennybhatt for @Ink_BL https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/each-of-us-killers-lifes-like-that/article33211727.ece?fbclid=IwAR08t-Nja4iyfoxGcuQQuiZOFpnt1ICuim83m_UAc2A3f-YItaq5f4RuBrE
In November, I reviewed Each of Us Killers by @jennybhatt for @Ink_BL https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/each-of-us-killers-lifes-like-that/article33211727.ece?fbclid=IwAR08t-Nja4iyfoxGcuQQuiZOFpnt1ICuim83m_UAc2A3f-YItaq5f4RuBrE
November also began with three poems (and their readings) published by @iambapoet https://www.iambapoet.com/jonaki-ray?fbclid=IwAR2tECfAOP1Oe5d-l0wS1br5pYIg1zWc4pt2N1T7wLgKqAM1FqXM1R2o0Wo
In October, I did the fourth poetry workshop with @HimalayanWrite! One of the most satisfying experience, where participants have got published, and (more importantly), told me that the workshop helped them deal with grief and loss. https://www.himalayanwritingretreat.com/onlinepoetryworkshop/?fbclid=IwAR0f00nwSbD86VItxTC2VxGtOmrNHPED8LBDzg0ioV6ATb8ZMa4CPbWQ2E0
September was busy with two poems in the wondrous journal, @The_Learned_Pig http://www.thelearnedpig.org/jonaki-ray-time-go-slow-the-violence-raga/9347?fbclid=IwAR1-MAAxHOJ8k1s1WD5KGuixVkDSSc_UsUCOHhTbVXEBOUDpb84EnCxZKDM
I also got an opportunity to be a part of @JLFLitfest by discussing The Sad Guest (as a part of the Brave New World series), with the acclaimed author, Matthias Nawrat, the Germany winner of @EUPLPrize. Thanks, @NamitaGokhale_ and @SanjoyRoyTWA
Beginning of September was also when @thedelhiwalla published my ode to pandemic times at @htTweets https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-weekend/her-elegy-to-the-ordinary-an-it-professional-s-ode-to-city-life-in-coronavirus-pandemic-times/story-IQJwGMqCnSfW7qSjozjo9O.html?fbclid=IwAR31YmXH8hNEAjd4s2x9Uf0phgRJtt4N8wrXcH5f4EtkwnzMvg3hMRs2Bd0
In August, I participated in Kritya International Festival. And also had a poem, Verdigris, published and an Editor's Pick in one of my dream journals, @BarrenMagazine! https://barrenmagazine.com/verdigris/?fbclid=IwAR28uaW77FM_wHcAtscLKGpm5YRD7jxxBKDunUWX0GQRsTTiq4xSEoZKeXY
In July, I conducted a poetry workshop, and had a poem published at @The_Rumpus, a journal I had long admired, as a part of their Enough series. https://therumpus.net/2020/06/enough-habit-makes-violence-the-norm/?fbclid=IwAR0OeqxSHDRvME699hDLjCyd1S2ue-WQirKGXKul6tTgIjW9Zqkrj3FkF14
In June, I had two poems published in Hibiscus Poems that Heal and Empower, a print anthology!
In May, amidst the chaos and mass exodus of Covid, I wrote a short piece about what is home, and people who decided to stay on in India, for @Ink_BL https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/know/making-india-a-home-during-covid-19/article31700401.ece?fbclid=IwAR1KohcIJ4_x4M50ZK19eWOKaokhDGmr_fg8qwIcQrnv314rkG6hdzUA57w
I also reviewed, Cast Out and Other Stories by @SucharitaDutta for @asiancha!
