Three by Nidhi Agrawal

Issue 11 | Winter 2023 | Nidhi Agrawal

A giant panda bear sits in the roof rack of a classic car. The bear holds a paw to its face, shielding his eyes from the sun. — Here’s the Misfit, but Not the Troublemaker

Centered in a tiled bathroom is a clawfoot tub. A giant panda sits inside the tub and hangs its head over the tub's lip, facing the camera. — Draped in the Mulberry Silkworm’s Skin, Fragile and Stormy Skeleton Waits for Its Lover

A cargo bicycle holds in its basket a giant panda whose mouth is open, exposing a large pink tongue. Tied to the bike's handlebar are numerous inflated balloons of various shades of pink, yellow, and blue. — Static Cling, Majestically, the Most Beautiful Spectacle

Nidhi’s writings have been featured by Laurel Review, Altadena Libraries, University of North Dakota, Project Muse sponsored by John Hopkins University, Hobart Books, Writing Center at Washtenaw Community College (WCC), University of Illinois at Chicago, BYU College of Humanities and the Department of English, The University of Pennsylvania, Quadrant Australia, University of California, Riverside, Chicago School of Arts, Lewis Clark State College’s literary journal, St. Francisco University, Xavier Review Press, California State Poetry Society, The University of Tennessee, Chronogram Magazine, Letters (Yale University), Setu Journal, South Asian Today, Indian Periodical, Garland Magazine, Muse India, etc. She is the author of Confluence and an esteemed contributor to the Suicide Volume 2 Poetry Collection.

Orange Blossom Review

A Journal of Creative Arts

Three by Nidhi Agrawal