Bio

Kumarika Roy studies English Literature at Presidency University, Kolkata. Her research interests include Posthumanism, Freudian Psychoanalysis, Dalit Literature and Romanticism. She is actively engaged in creative writing and translation studies. Her poems and stories have been published in several journals nationwide. Her stories and literary reviews have also been published in the Delhi based newspaper - The Hindu. Her short story 'Unfortunately Fortunate' has been published by MuseIndia. Her poems have been included in the book Bhasha Sahitya Sandarbh in July 2023. Her poems carry themes that ranges from devotion, love, contemporary gender politics, nature, betrayal to prostitution.

Grief,
Deep,
Like roots
Buried deep.
Heart's hollow, it spins.
Aching echoes, a firm sorrow.
Soil cradles seeds' despair, grief fosters growth in soul's lair.

Cute
Bud
Whispers.
Roots deepen,
Whirling leaves form shields ,
Nature's fury faced, storms defied,
Disasters wane as tree stands strong-life's enduring song.

Seeds
Grow
Branches –
Home for birds,
Shade for man's refuge,
Leaves breathe life, exhale oxygen.
Tree's legacy comradely plays nature's symphony