“Srividya’s brilliant poems shimmer with undercurrents of conflict and betrayals even as they radiate the essence of femininity and allure. Compellingly titled, this is poetry at its most poignant. Her writing has introspective luminosity and linguistic artistry. “Rain smells better as mannvasanai or mitti not petrichor”, she writes. Her lines are effulgent with some deep knowledge filtered from a profound wisdom about love, intimacy, womanhood , relationships and parting. Her poems are fierce yet vulnerable, bold but tender and filled with a cadence and rhythm that is entirely unique to her. The tactile and visceral curves in her writing are breathtaking – “The skin of this love poem is grafted on other poems” and so is the blaze of meaning that emerges from her words – “injustice in a language that does not reform “. A splendid collection!”

– Vinita Agrawal, author of Eartha.