Poems curated by Tishani Doshi
Untitled by Auvaiyar
September 11, 2025
“It's all my fault: words about nothing / get me nothing.” — Auvaiyar
Tishani Doshi
Tishani Doshi
Born: 9 December 1975
Tishani Doshi was born in Madras, India, and publishes poetry, novels, and essays. For fifteen years she worked as the lead dancer of the Chandralekha company and performed all over the world, and as such, the body has been a central preoccupation in her work. Her most recent collection, A God at the Door (Bloodaxe Books), was shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize 2021. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and is a visiting professor at New York University, Abu Dhabi. (Source)