Sharing my journey to a slow, intentional life.
One mildly overthought post at a time.
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This essay is adapted from the introduction I presented at Rialto/Griffioen for a screening of Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light. I had the privilege of introducing the film and wanted to offer the audience a few ideas to carry with them into the screening: about women and the…
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Ghazal by Mimi Khalvati
Ghazal by Mimi Khalvati. If I am the grass and you the breeze, blow through me. If I am the rose and you the bird,…
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“Dedications”
“I know you are reading this poem late, before leaving your office of the one intense yellow lamp-spot and the darkening window in the lassitude…
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“Translations” – Adrienne Rich
You show me the poems of some woman my age, or younger translated from your language Certain words occur: enemy, oven, sorrow enough to…
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“Inheritance” – Warsan Shire
Where did you get those big eyes? My mother. And where did you get those lips? My mother. And the loneliness? My mother. And that…
● About Me
Hi, I’m Amrita—the voice behind Diligent Candy. I’m a writer, educator, and quiet rebel drawn to slow living, thoughtful words, and mildly overthinking everything. This blog is my corner of the internet where intellect meets whimsy, and where I explore the sweet spots between scholarship, simplicity, and joy.
