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“Grail: If I were to...” is a unique anthology that houses 40 poems by 14 poets. All these poems are unique in the sense that they all begin with the fragment “If I were to”. These marvels of poetry run across various themes and ideas. All the poets were given the choice to write a piece of poetry as per their will, with the only condition being that it should initiate with the given fragment. This Anthology exhibits the scope of writing even when conditioned or constrained.
All pieces of poetry in this anthology are original pieces by the poets and they ensure that these haven’t been published anywhere before.
This anthology has been edited and compiled by Swarnika. This project has been sponsored by Nrityangana Kala Kendra OPC Private Limited.
Swarnika
Swarnika is an avid reader and an ambivert. She is a glass-half-full kind of a person, not because she is always an optimist but because she believes that a glass that is full has no more scope and ends up creating the most amount of spills.
She completed her Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of Delhi. She has completed her three-level professional certification in Spanish language from Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain. She has also completed her certificate program in French language from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. She is currently pursuing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune. She is working on her thesis and research papers to earn her Ph.D. degree in English Literature.
She has a keen interest in criminology and detective fiction. Writings that indulge mystery and rationale speak volumes to her. She has earned her TEFL and TESOL certificates as an English language teacher. She is also a certified dance teacher with specializations in Bharatnatyam, Kathak, and Contemporary. She is also certified in Classical Music and Fine Arts.
She exhibits abundant admiration for food and would call herself a foodie. She believes in living in the moment rather than giving the moment the opportunity to live through you without you even realizing it. She has started her company- Nrityangana Kala Kendra OPC Private Limited on her own. She has been tutoring kids along with mentoring graduate and postgraduate students in academic and creative writing.
On some days she is a dreamer while on others she is a realist. She firmly believes in humanism. Nature mesmerizes her. On a usual day, you'd find her curled up in a corner either with a book or watching a movie/episode while relishing food.
She has initiated this project and has edited the book along with compiling it.
