Publisher’s foreword:

“In Ananya’s poems there is a rare poignance that is usually expressed by those who have seen the world.Coming from one so young, the display of both naiveté and wonder with seasoned empathy is often moving.And yet, the mood is not all grey. After lamenting the horrors of disaster, death and dystopian landscapes, the most disheartening poems lie side by side with others, brimming with vigour, promise and a sprinkling of mischief.

We are at once reminded of the forgetfullness of childhood that enables children to move between opposing states with cheerful abandon. The questions are many and the answers not as much. A child wonders what lies beyond death; can a beloved grandparent return? What happens when a giraffe swallows spaghetti? The elementary and the existential await us. Let the journey begin.”

Drowning Dreams is a project commissioned from Singapore.
Illustrated by: Ayesha Adil
Cover illustration by: Priyankar Gupta
Book Design by: Aseem Gautam
Published by: Timbuktoo Young Authors Publishing
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