Jahnavi Gogoi is a poet who grew up amidst insurgency in Assam and lived to tell the tale. She is a writer of children’s fiction and a mother to an assertive seven-year-old daughter. Her debut book of poetry is titled Things I Told Myself. Her poetry has been published in Inssaei International, Academy of the Heart And Mind, Spillwords, Soul Connection by Guwahati Grand Poetry Festival, Mystic Aura, Indian Periodical and more. She can be found on Twitter: @jahnavigogoi2 and Instagram: @add_a_dash_of_words.
Poetry by Jahnavi Gogoi: ‘Once more I shudder / at the call of a Bay Owl’