Poornima Laxmeshwar resides in Bangalore, India. Her books of poetry include Anything but Poetry (Writers Workshop), Thirteen - a chapbook, (Yavanika Press) and Strings Attached, (Red River). You can find her on Twitter: @poornimasl and Instagram: @poornimalaxmeshwar.
Personal Essay by Poornima Laxmeshwar: ‘Closed doors mean abandonment… only houses where no one resides must be locked. Doors are like hearts... They must let the sunshine and the storm enter, because life is such.’