Author: Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca

In a career spanning over four decades, Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca has taught English in Indian colleges, AP English in an International School in India, and French and Spanish in private schools in Canada. Her poems are featured in various journals and anthologies, including the Journal of Indian Literature published by the Sahitya Akademi and the Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English. Kavita has authored two collections of poetry.

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Poem March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

The Only Way to Bring Him Back

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Poem January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

Of Flaws and Gifts

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Poem December 23, 2022December 20, 2022

Peace

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Poem March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

The Ballad of Little Ma

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Poem January 30, 2021January 29, 2021

Children of Terezin

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Poem October 8, 2020October 7, 2020

Make Sunshine for the Hay

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