Santosh Bakaya is an award winning poet, academic, essayist, novelist, biographer, columnist and TEDx speaker whose TEDx talk, The Myth of Writer’s Block is very popular in creative writing circles. Her 32 books cut across various genres. Her latest book is At Thirty Minutes Past One and Other Poems, which has got a very good response.

Santosh Bakaya

Then I Blinked, poetry by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

Then I Blinked

Santosh Bakaya·March 19, 2023

Then I Blinked written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya Using a rolled-up newspaper, a bored man swats flies...

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The Soliloquy of an Octogenarian, poetry by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

The Soliloquy of an Octogenarian

Santosh Bakaya·June 2, 2022

The Soliloquy of an Octogenarian written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya I sit here, looking at the world...

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Fret Not, poetry written by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

Fret Not

Santosh Bakaya·March 23, 2019

Fret Not written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya Come, let us lace up our hiking footwear; [strap a...

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When The Dead Stirred From The Graves, by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

When The Dead Stirred From The Graves

Santosh Bakaya·November 27, 2018

When The Dead Stirred From The Graves written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya “Look, look, buddy, the ground...

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Raj - The Optimist by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

Raj – The Optimist

Santosh Bakaya·October 10, 2018

Raj – The Optimist written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya The trail of fleecy clouds made a pretty...

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WILL HE COME? written by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

WILL HE COME?

Santosh Bakaya·September 13, 2018

WILL HE COME? written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya The colours of desolation shine through the crevices Of...

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THE SPRIG OF GREEN by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

THE SPRIG OF GREEN

Santosh Bakaya·August 21, 2018

THE SPRIG OF GREEN written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya The intermittent cacophony of a youthful heart The...

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Why Curse? written by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

Why Curse?

Santosh Bakaya·August 2, 2018

Why Curse? written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya WHY CURSE? Time is running out; why waste time in...

English Featured Post Poetry

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For Aaron Feis by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

For Aaron Feis

Santosh Bakaya·June 20, 2018

For Aaron Feis written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida February 14th,...

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THE LOVE SONG OF A WARBLER, by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

THE LOVE SONG OF A WARBLER

Santosh Bakaya·April 2, 2018

THE LOVE SONG OF A WARBLER written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya “The time is now, the time...

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The Star-less Night by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

The Star-less Night

Santosh Bakaya·March 15, 2018

The star-less night written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya The star-less night I am in a corridor, on...

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A WELTER OF WORDS, written by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

A WELTER OF WORDS

Santosh Bakaya·February 23, 2018

A WELTER OF WORDS written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya What were those things? A range of icicles,...

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Caresses written by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

Caresses

Santosh Bakaya·January 25, 2018

Caresses written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya Last night, scary silhouettes sat on my shoulders Smirking, sneering, scowling,...

Poetry English Featured Post

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MY PEN BURNS by Dr Santosh Bakaya at Spillwords.com

MY PEN BURNS

Santosh Bakaya·January 10, 2018

MY PEN BURNS written by: Dr Santosh Bakaya When the long arms of the violet night embrace...

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