An initiative of Red River and Indian Novels Collective. Part of the Hummingbirds Chapbook Series edited by Ashwani Kumar.

Excerpt:

KITCHEN

I roll dough like it’s the earth.
As mountains roll volcanoes.
As houses roll earthquakes.
As the low ocean-tides roll silence.

Every morning when the sun rises
I lower my expectations,
release a bawl and roll dough
like it’s the earth.

"What I enjoy about Anamika’s poetry is its attention to daily life, humour and grace, and a remarkably free flow—she begins with a thought, and meandering across a series of light-hearted joineries, arrives at profound realisations. These translations were part of a two-way exchange. Translating each other’s poems has been an intimate and deep conversation."
- Mani Rao