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Sujata Bhatt

Sujata Bhatt is a poet of many different cultures: in this interview she talks about her travels and how they've influenced her writing, and lets us into the "private and inner world" of making poems.
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Q. Why is poetry important to you?

Q. How do you begin to plan a new poem?

Q. What is the relationship between your speaking voice and your writing voice?

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Over the years I’ve become increasingly interested in the lyrical nature of poetry. I find that the more I’ve taken in...

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