# Gaea and Other Poems

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- Published: 2020-10-05T19:07:53+00:00
- Author: shuktara

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**Author:** Athira Unni[⌊A sample cover of the book: aquamarine coloured handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.⌉](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Gaea-and-Other-Poems.jpeg)
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Pages:** 52 **Year of Publication:** 2020 **Price:** Rs 150 **ISBN: **978-81-946740-
1-6 (9788194674016)

_**About the Author**_
 Athira Unni is from Calicut. Her poetry has been published
in journals like _NAME Magazine, Brev Spread, The Little Rose Magazine_ and _The
Sunflower Collective_. This is her first collection.

_**Teaser**_

_A Tale of Choices_

In a way,
 The bony hand Inside my head Had scrambled my brain Into grains of sand.

Decisions are to be made.

But the sand erodes all day
 Ceases to amuse itself at night. The wind stops To 
savour moonlight. And so, the beach sleeps.

_**Contents**_

_Foreword _by K. Narayana Chandran / 9
 _Preface_  / 11

The Ring / 13
 gargoyle art / 14 Truth / 15 Parenting / 16 Discovery / 17 it is 
never the place / 18 Rusting, Purging, Remedying / 19 Hostel Wild / 21 The Depression
Dragon / 23 Dark Green Teardrops / 25 confession / 26 Poetry Is / 27 The Limit /
29 This You Don’t Know / 30 Ro / 31 Exhale / 32 Cats and Dogs / 33 What People Say/
34 Breakdown / 35 Maroon Curtains / 36 Canada / 37 Rerun / 38 Secret / 39 Picture/
40 How to write poetry on your phone / 41 A Tale of Choices / 42 Identity / 43 Detox/
44 Imagination / 45 Mind / 46 Art Tales / 47 Gaea / 48