Poet Debadrita Sarkar chats with me today about her new collection, Loved, But Undone.
Bio:
Debadrita Sarkar is a writer and poet based in India. Her writings are being featured in newspapers and magazines, including The Hindu and The Statesman. Since childhood, she has always had a passion for stories and poems. At age twelve, she found that she can also write poems and stories. From there, she started her journey and it still continues …
Welcome, Debadrita. What do you enjoy most about writing poems?
I enjoy writing poems and I enjoy the most about this passion , is for this makes my heart and soul whole and gives me a hope to continue in life.
Can you give us a little insight into a few of your poems – perhaps a couple of your favorites?
Well, some insights means, my poems generally are written on a deep Essence of life. For an instance, one of my poem “Constant” was recently publishing in about two magazines and one UK based newspaper, in August, September and lately at recent November. This poem is close to my heart as here I have depicted about how the small moments turn into memories and later how it cause pain when you step out from all of this and gone to a distinct place for any purpose. The line,” And there are some feelings that only heals in noise touches my own heart everytime. One more of my poem “Spring Can Fade” published in two magazines, describes about the elements like sorrow and happiness through our lives, but also tells the solution and that is to become still as ancient stones but not stone hearted. All that means is to keep still in every moment, but sticking to humanity.
“Stones are more soft hearted than flowers”.
What form are you inspired to write in the most? Why?
I usually write freeverse poems and most of my poems are in this style including my latest Chapbook “Loved, But Undone”. Well, the interesting thing is that you don’t have to abide by any rules, you can break everything and write with freedom, as if having wings like birds. It inspired me to write daily poems. (I also write haikus, flash poems and tanka. Once tried Sonnet but that is not like Freeverse)
What type of project are you working on next?
My next project will be a self-help book, to guide young writers and to start a series of self-help genre (something about self-love, compassion, etc.).
When did you first consider yourself a writer / poet?
I have started writing poems at 12 years , when I consider myself as a poet and then after few months I started writing other writing forms- Short Stories, Novelettes, quotes and essays. But I have considered as a writer when I started publishing my writings. My first writing was published on the previous year in The Hindu newspaper at 15 years age.
How do you research markets for your work, perhaps as some advice for not-yet-published poets?
As a young poet, I don’t have much knowledge about the markets. But, for the young and budding writer, I would advise to target the online markets like – Amazon kindle, Google play store and other online retailers.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
Well, I am having an interesting writing quirk that is I usually do acting of some of the stories after thinking the plot of the story or the story arc. Ha ha!
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
As a child, I always wanted to become a Police Officer.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
My dear readers, never think worst about yourselves as you are the only cause for which a writer is living. Thank you!