Young and restless
Verse in my veins
Soumya Joshi, 22, Spoken word poet, Chandigarh
The first Line: With a master's in mass communications (2018) from Panjab University, Chandigarh, Joshi remembers that poetry fascinated her ever since she was a child. "I used to read poems even in school, much to the amusement of my teachers, who nonethe less encouraged me in the art," she says.
Speak Out: Convinced that spoken word poetry has the power to reach the masses in a way that it connects them to the per former and the poetry, Joshi, who writes in Hindi and English, says, "Simply reading out poems to the listeners might not hold the latter's interest, but when it is is performed using music, drama and expressions, what emerges is an absolutely new experience with genesis in verse."
Word of Affairs: One of the first in the region to spearhead the cafÄĹ culture poetry movement, Joshi feels that though several youngsters are coming forward as poet, they must read more in
