Saraswati Nagpal

Luminous art by Swapna Maini (@swapnamaini on IG) for poetry of the heart. Can't thank you enough for this tender, romantic cover. How lucky am I? How talented is she! Coming soon with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - Drench Me in Silver!

Huge thank you to Nigel Kent @kent-nj.bsky.social for hosting my drop-in on my poem “Daughter of Sindh” from Drench Me in Silver… a dream, female ancestry, Sindhi legacy and loving a language you shouldn’t. nigelkentpoet.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/d...

New poem published in the wonderful @acropolisjournal.bsky.social Issue 11. Spiritual and creative strands interwoven. Do check out the issue - it's brimming with poetic depth.

Winner of the #Halloween #micropoem contest - Barnaby Harsent @jahshabby.bsky.social with this fragment hovering between comfort, light…and horror. 🥇 Well done - a big cheery pumpkin🎃 smile to all of you who participated. Thank you. @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social’s book on its way. #poetry

Get @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social’s critically acclaimed ‘Drench Me in Silver’. Essential reading through the darkness and fires of winter. 🔥 🔥 🔥 shorturl.at/P4Bv2

‘Saraswati Nagpal’s poems shimmer with ancestral echoes, feminine strength, and sensory beauty’ Get @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social ‘Drench Me in Silver’ for Christmas - treat yourself or a loved one. tinyurl.com/yck4frvx

4 from The Book Bag Christmas Gift List, all from indie presses: This Wilderness & Other Concerns by @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social from @thebrokenspine.co.uk Drench Me In Silver by @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social from @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

Get @saraswatinagpal.bsky.social critically-acclaimed poetry collection by Christmas and your new year reading 💝 🎁 Enrich your imaginative life! shorturl.at/wixv4

To hold it in my hands! Thanks to Swapna Maini for the gorgeous cover, to my Dad for his tireless work in getting this edition together in Delhi, to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for the opportunity to share these poems with the world. Drench Me in Silver coming soon!

At the press! Wet ink! What a day it was - such a pleasure working with @thomsonpress - Mr. Arjun Dev & team, Mr. Ram Ratan (in pic!) An honour to work with my fantastic editor @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social of @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social who graciously encouraged me to publish the India edition!

Amazing endorsement from @alanparrywriter.co.uk - thank you so much for your encouragement. Looking forward to 2026 with @thebrokenspine.co.uk

The past 7 months have been all about gathering and crafting this collection to where it is now... nearly ready for you... thank you @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social for being such great partners in this journey!

Poetry MS in progress! Another productive meeting with @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social - a lot to think about! So grateful for this experience with @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social as "Drench Me in Silver" comes together... #indianpoets #poetrycommunity

A pleasure curating this newsletter featuring Barry Hollow's gorgeous film. Watch here.. thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/a-grace-of...

Congratulations to winner Sarah O'Grady @palimpsest22.bsky.social - I'm honoured to be a commended writer here alongside @jaredmulhair.bsky.social @patrickwiddess.bsky.social and others!

Vic’s poetry is always crafted to perfection, intriguing and inviting reflection. So excited for her debut collection with Salo Press @salopress.bsky.social @jitterbugwrites.bsky.social congratulations!

“I want to be burned here, too, with the three-hundred-year-old trees—“ Blown away by the amazing @rfredekenter.bsky.social Robert’s raw poetry over at Black Bough’s Silver Branch feature this month. @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social www.blackboughpoetry.com/robert-frede...

Such a pleasure to listen to @paulwritespoems.bsky.social Paul Short’s poetry on @susanrichardson.bsky.social Susan Richardson’s A Thousand Shades of Greens. The images linger for days. Highly recommend having a listen to this episode. Listen here... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Delighted to curate @hool415.bsky.social Julian Cason's beautiful poems and paired with Tetsuhiro's magical art. Check it out!

One day left! 🌷

Enjoy our feature on Paul atten Ash @northseanavigator.bsky.social - his thoughts, his poetry & art!

Warmly inviting submissions to our ekphrastic prompt this month, for our writing competition 'the winged muse'... read details here... thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/opal-tears...

For those who grew old when they were children - my poem "How to Mourn a Dead Mother as a College Freshman" #grief #poetry #indianpoets

I loved reading the entries for the March competition! Congratulations to our winner @oormilaprahlad.bsky.social and commended poets Lucy Coats @lucycoatswriter.bsky.social Laura Cooney @lozzawriting.bsky.social Chris Campbell @citizen-chris.bsky.social Wendy Howe, Miriam Grace & Erwin Arroyo.

Speechless that my forthcoming collection "Drench me in Silver" is already nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Collection. Congratulations to these remarkable poets! Thank you @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social and EIC Matthew Smith @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social 🙏

Delighted to endorse Regine's beautiful new collection. I was transported to the Sonoron Desert, Arizona and fell in love with it!

"TIDES" are calling this month... if the muse inspires you, send poems/ micro fiction/ prose our way!

A week in south Goa (India) led to ocean flavours swirling into this month's "the winged muse" competition prompt - "Tides" - looking forward to reading work responding in all imaginative ways. Read here for guidelines & inspiration: open.substack.com/pub/thewinge...

Congratulations, Paul! @northseanavigator.bsky.social

The Winged Moon is hiring! Would you like to be a part of a team of volunteers supporting the magazine’s wings from the side of stage? We’d love to hear from you!

our EIC has been inspired to make some collage art celebrating the release of HINTERLAND. Next week a video made by one of our art contributing editors! We hope we can continue to bask in the liminal glow for a little while longer

I loved writing and curating this newsletter, "ten thousand beads of ancient light" - come check out: open.substack.com/pub/thewinge...

Hullo. This in the current issue of @thewingedmoon.bsky.social (Averted vision in astronomy is a way of seeing more detail in a dim sky object by not looking directly at it but rather using your peripheral vision)

Calling submissions for our writing competition... a little more than a week till submissions close. 🌷 check out the visual prompt in the link below...

Come read beautiful poems: "Bound" by Emily Langford and "St. Basilica" by Nikhil Harle @kh-nikhil.bsky.social - spilling with rich images between earth and sky. thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/pressed-be... Also, submissions open for our writing competition!

Our Writing Competition is open @thewingedmoon.bsky.social - I'm delighted to be co-organising it with @bornonadarkmoon.bsky.social Read this week's substack "between earth and sky" for the guidelines... thewingedmoon.substack.com/p/pressed-be...

let loose from the ecotone our new issue, HINTERLAND. Available in print via Amazon. Check out our website for the collaborator list!

So pleased to receive Issue 3 of @thewingedmoon.bsky.social today. This will cheer me up as I fight the flu. #blueskypoets

An unforgettable launch with Black Bough Poets and the incredible Matthew Hollis reading from The Seafarer (Hazel Press). Poetry at its best, soul-sustenance. Thank you @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and @elcurwen.bsky.social for an enchanting evening. Congratulations @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social

Write a poem inspired by nature at its rawest—untamed and unfiltered. Share it with us by tagging @alanparry83.bsky.social and using #PoemsAbout #WildWind #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity. We’ll provide personalised feedback! 📝

This is happening this evening Blueskyers!!!

Huge thank you for this honour of a Pushcart Prize Nomination. Gratitude to @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social and your tireless encouragement and passion. Congratulations to these wow poets!

Grateful to have a poem on a winter solstice festival in India in this lovely compilation by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - thanks to editor @elcurwen.bsky.social and EIC @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social - happy festivities!

It’s here! Honoured to be a wisdom speaker in the international audio production www.SitasGems.com alongside Vandana Shiva, Nina Rao, Chitra Divakaruni & more, seeking Truth & Beauty in Sita’s journey - timeless wisdom coded in the #Ramayana. #indianmythology

Very much enjoyed the first one, and honoured to have read as well... can't make this, but for those who can - James' poetry and the gathering - both fantastic.

It's reviews week over at Top Tweet Tuesday, so sharing my review here of @racheldeering.bsky.social's 'In The Shadow of Gods' published by @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social Click link to read full review: vikkicauthor.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-re... #WritingCommunity #poetry #book #reviews

For TTT reviews week, sharing my testimony of @jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social 's 'Consolamentum' (@blackboughpoetry.bsky.social) An urgent & important collection exploring a breathtaking historical landscape against the tenor of humanity🔥 #books #poetrycommunity blackboughpoetry.com/consolamentum-…

‘Into the fire At the diamond’s heart’ 💎 Sarah Connor from ‘The Poet Spells Her Name’. www.blackboughpoetry.com/sarah-connor...

My Silver Branch feature, over at @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social - apologies for the repeated posting across social media! I'm so encouraged by all the feedback and appreciation I've received from community.