Essays

Uncovering the jewels

the quest for big magic through writing together in Jamaica

Jun 12 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Bless Up: The magic of Calabash 2025

a roundup from the world's best literary festival

Jun 3 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Soon Come: Filaments

what I learned from a month of writing haikus

May 2 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

What a ride it is

insights from the tarot

Apr 23 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Peak conditions

forward, onward and upward

Apr 1 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Always together come what may

a meditation on our shared humanity

Mar 21 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

A living, breathing, pulsing thing

and...poetry is back!

Mar 11 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

It's never too late

after winter must come spring

Mar 3 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

None of this would be without what was before

walking down memory lane in the 18th arrondissement of Paris

Feb 24 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Is joy in fact an act of resistance?

why yes...yes it is...

Feb 17 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Hazy, uncertain but nonetheless...a pathway of resistance

tuning out the noise, creative engagement and tending to our gardens

Feb 13 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

Introducing...Assemblage!

welcome to my new incarnation

Feb 3 •

Ramya Vivekanandan

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