Shamayita Sen is a Delhi-based author and PhD research scholar (Department of English, University of Delhi). Her third book, My Body is Not a Vessel (poems), was released by Hawakal in December 2022. She's the National Vice President of Literary Arts Council, WICCI. She can be reached at: shamayita.sen@gmail.com and on Instagram: @shamayita_sen.
Original poetry and art by Shamayita Sen: ‘whirring ceiling fan / performing Kathak tarana in solitude’
‘At a time when women have owned up to their narratives, are telling their stories, and forming solidarity, is it essential we enquire after male poets’ perspectives on feminism?’ Shamayita Sen discusses various aspects of the feminist struggle in her introduction to the collection Collegiality and Other Ballads: feminist poems by male and non-binary allies.
Poetry by Shamayita Sen: ‘every passing moon screeching upon / every neighbourhood I inhabit is a reminder of // your absence’