Sufia Khatoon is a multi-lingual performance poet, artist, literary translator and facilitator. She is the Co-Founder of Rhythm Divine Poets community Kolkata and Editor of EKL Review. She received the The Kavi Salam Award 2018. Khatoon authored Death in the Holy Month, shortlisted for Yuva Puraskar Sahitya Akademi 2020. Her work has appeared in Indian Literature Journal, Bengaluru Review, The Alipore Post, Mad Swirl, Indian Periodical, TMYS Review, Narrow Road Review, Poetry Dialogue, and more. You can find her on Instagram: @sufiamystic and Twitter: @SufiaKhatoon.
The pandemic presented fraught challenges to our connections with the rest of humanity, the people and acquaintances in our world. In her personal photo-essay, Sufia Khatoon attempts to forge links with the strangers with whom we share our breaths.