One of the greatest poets of English literature, PB Shelly once said that “Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.” That is the true beauty of poetry, which lies in its ability to beautifully wrap the most ordinary moments of life in a string of words. Weaving that elegant world with her artistic words is Vinati Bhola.
An internationally published poet, Vinati was born and brought up in Delhi, with the majority of her teenage years spent in Kanpur. After completing her schooling from DPS Greater Noida, she pursued law. Currently, she is working as a full-time corporate lawyer with a law firm.
Her tryst with writing began at the onset of teenage when her family was shifting from Kanpur to Delhi. Changing worlds seemed a big deal back then and to cope up with the changes she turned to writing. Over the years, she continued writing poetry as her hobby. But, eventually, it turned out into something more magical. When she decided to organize her thoughts into a book and was working on the manuscript she got a lifetime opportunity as an invitation to represent Indian poets at a campaign ‘Dear India’ organised by Level Shoes in Dubai. Willing to launch her book at the event, she “rolled up her sleeves and burnt the midnight oil” to complete her book on time. And she did it! The launch of ‘Udaari’ was successful as it received an overwhelming response globally.
Through her poetry, she explores the theme of self-love. In the moments of life when we feel crushed and broken and when nothing seems to work for us, it is those moments that Vinati paints with optimism and hope through her brilliant words.
Her belief that “when we put our heart and soul into something we really want, we don’t hesitate to undertake the journey, however daunting it may be”, is the crux of all achievements in life. While epitomizing the never give up attitude, she states that “Pursuing your passion may not come easy, it may not be a cakewalk but believe me when I tell you that it’s a struggle everywhere. You just have to choose which struggle is worth taking, which struggle will bring you closer to your dreams.”
Conclusively, she leaves her readers with a verse from one of her favourite poems.
“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.” – A snippet from Mary Oliver’s poem Wild Geese
Here is a sneak peek into her magical world of words.
