Mapping Home is a love letter that invites you to reflect on your journey(s) of memories, finding joy in unexpected places, what Home, in all its complexities, means to you, and where it dwells in you; Inside/Outside or somewhere in between?
And at the heart of it, to delight in the magic of the quotidian moments of life; like the fragrance of a sweet dessert, the glory of a majestic mountain, the ethereal light of dawn, music from the piano that fills a home, and the aching beauty that nature gifts us consistently and unfailingly.
Her 16-year-old son, Arjun, co-authored the chapbook, bringing his unique lens to exploring these themes. The poems trace the trajectory of Arjun's evolving ideas and perspectives from 8 -16 years.