Parismita Kakati is an undergraduate student from Assam. She am particularly drawn to restrained, image-driven poems that allow emotion to surface through atmosphere rather than declaration. Her writing often explores unrequited love, ritual, memory, and the body as a site where longing leaves residue rather than resolution. You can find her on Instagram: @pari_writes284.
Poetry by Parismita Kakati: ‘When they burn me by the river, my pyre ignites / with smoke that rises thick and not sandalwood sweet / A stench grapples the air, reeking of desire / like overripe fruit splitting under its own weight.’