“Not all poetry shouts. Some of it hums — gently, truthfully, deeply.”

Glissando: A Soft Breath
by Seethalakshmi

There are poems that arrive like a whisper.
Some linger like a scent.
Some echo like a forgotten song.
And some — rise, note by note — into a crescendo.

In her debut collection, Seethalakshmi S writes from the pulse of silence and the edges of memory. These poems move between shadow and light, tracing the curves of identity, grief, womanhood, love, and healing. They don’t demand attention — they invite it. Gently. Honestly. Like a voice you’ve always known, calling from within.

With language as soft as breath and emotion as vivid as monsoon sky, Glissando is an offering to those who’ve felt too much, too quietly — and are ready to feel it again, through poetry.