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In the preface to her fifth collection of poems, author Lopamudra Banerjee says: ""there are still voices in my head that I gave shape to, sometimes inspired by paintings and my travels and the nectar and poison of everyday truths, sometimes as my moments of cognizance. With the passage of time, I hope my poems have gained some flesh as I have soaked myself in the earth, fire, water, wind of my life, embedded in the rhythm of the universe. And yes, it does matter to me somehow, that I myself, as a poet, am in deep solidarity with my fellow writers and poets whenever a greater cause, a universal truth, an inexplicable bond with the universe propels us to give birth to poetry."" The poet also describes the collection as ""a world of my fractured stories, my dismantled island of longings as you unfurl the pages, neatly dressed in three distinct sections."" The poems and prose poems, previously published in various journals, anthologies and voices are described in the poet's words as ""voices in my head have grown manifold, asking me time and again: ""How Does It Matter?"" In the collection, they have formed parts of the topography of her mindscape, as myriad artistic truths have emerged, with a cathartic effect.

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""Like a sponge, I love to soak in the subtle nuances of her poetry, which makes you ache with her; the images stay with you long after you have finished reading her subtle, philosophically profound, and sensuous poetry. With one twirl of her pen, she makes the readers introspect, meditate, and seethe at the rampant injustice of misogyny, patriarchy, and gender discrimination."" Dr. Santosh Bakaya, Award-winning Poet, Essayist, Novelist, TEDX Speaker Winner of Reuel International Award [Poetry, 2014], Setu Award [2018], Eunice D'Souza Award [2023], [WE Literary Community]

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Lopamudra Banerjee is a bilingual author, poet, translator, editor, playwright/script writer with ten solo books and seven anthologies in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. She has received the Journey Awards (First Place category winner) for her memoir 'Thwarted Escape: An Immigrant's Wayward Journey, ' the International Reuel Prize for Poetry (2017) and other honors. Her poetry has been published in renowned platforms including 'The Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English (2022), 'Life in Quarantine', the Digital Humanities Archive of Stanford University, 'Vibrant Voices: An Anthology of 21st Century Indian Women Poets, Sahitya Akademi. She has been a Featured Poet at Rice University, Houston in November 2019. Her other notable publications are her poetry collection 'We Are What We Are: Primal Songs of Ethnicity, Gender & Identity' (2022), a collaboration with Mexican-American poet Priscilla Rice (Winner, New York Book Festival 2024), 'Bakul Katha: Tale of the Emancipated Woman', English translation of Ashapurna Devi's award-winning Bengali novel (Honorable Mention, London Book Festival) and 'The Bard and His Sister-in-Law', English translation of Mallika Sengupta's historical novel 'Kabir Bouthan' (Honorary Mention, Paris Book Festival 2024). Her debut poetry collection in Bengali titled 'Draupadi Theke Nijoswi-Amra' (Penprints Publications) has recently been featured in the Kolkata International Book Fair 2026.

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