Poetic and… (by Anandi Zhang) is a collection of over 130 short poems that come from inspirations in daily life in and around Auroville. Readers in Auroville and beyond resonate with poems in the book, feeling that they describe their life experiences, inner journeys and insights.

There are three sections in the book:

– Poetic and Playful

– Poetic and Pensive

– Poetic and Precious

Lisa Suchanek contributed images of paintings for front cover, Poetic and Pensive.

The book is currently available at Auroville Library, Auroville.com, Freeland Bookshop, Visitor’s Centre Information Service and Auroville Press Bookstore, as well as Senteurs in the Ashram. A selection of 33 poems are available on Prisma webbook platform (click here to read).