200 Poetry Writing Prompts For Poets
Sometimes language slips away when you need it most. You reach for a word and it hides, or the page stares back blankly. Every poet has lived inside that silence. What often helps is not a grand idea, but a…
Prashant Pundir
Prashant Pundir is a poet and creative supervisor at a reputed advertising agency in Mumbai. His work blends tenderness with political urgency, often exploring illness, memory, loss, and grief. He is also the co-curator of Juhu Reads, a silent reading community. Prashant’s writing has been published in various journals and magazines, and he continues to build a body of work that feels both personal and collective, anchored in lived experience, lyrical honesty, and an aching attention to language.
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