The Mind Creative SEP 2013
BHUPEN: When I first started I regularly performed at the Tuesday Breakfast With Green and Open Mike Poetry night held at the Yellow Friend in Hand in Glebe. There are many such opportunities in Sydney Festive colours for a cold every week. It gave me confidence in Sunday in winter my work and voice and I then entered When grey beckons, sleep into many competitions. I was highly welcomes and darkness at odd commended in the C.J. Dennis hours envelopes awards. I also am a member of NSW Making the body lazier and Writers Centre and Pen International lazier and directionless? where I was able meet new ideas and voices. Ultimately, the writer is an Green and Yellow are here observer and, I think, as time passes, being part of a group is a lesser need. The journey is to find your voice and the groups or organisations need to validate that your voice has some merit. I would also like to thank ILASA run by the wonderful Rekha Rajvanshi. They have many poetry nights and at one I was invited to recite to one of the best audiences I have come across. Light Blue words, Indigo Blue sounds. TMC: What have been, in your opinion, your major works and milestones in your path as a writer and poet? BHUPEN: I suppose the emotional rest comes from actually writing and reaching an audience. The material comes from everywhere. I also find that once a work is behind me then after a while it may feel substandard. I enjoy the performances. I wrote a poem about a 10 year old girl who has never spoken. The first words she utters I found moving. The other work I enjoyed doing is called “I discover the world in India”. I have no idea where all this comes from. To use an old saying I suppose I am just a vessel or a typist. Something else spurs things on. Something else takes hold. And that in some way is satisfying. I always feel that whatever I do should be inspired by imagining the facial expressions of the audience in my head in order to comprehend if they actually grasp my story. Navy Blue Pink
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