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Zilka Joseph

A creative writing coach and manuscript advisor, Zilka Joseph is the author of five poetry collections. Born in Mumbai and raised in Kolkata, she now resides in Michigan. Her work is shaped by the influences of both Indian and Western cultures, along with her Bene Israel heritage. Her poems have appeared in publications such as Poetry Magazine and The Bombay Literary Review, as well as in international anthologies.
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Mumbai Goddesses

We lived in Shivaji Park when I first askedmy parents about Santa—because he brought presents, and my picture books showed him flying—in a sleigh drawn by reindeer over fields and mountains of snow in cold countries where white people livedin huge houses
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