Nature’s Art

Alka Balain (Singapore)

Alka Balain’s writings have appeared in Kitaab, AlSphere, Usawa Literary Review, DREICH, The Green Journal, Poetry India, The Hooghly Review, Wordweavers, Shot Glass and Amethyst, among others. She is a wanderer who lives between Singapore and India, and she is presently in Auroville. Her first book of poetry, Parijat Petals, will be released this year. She has read poetry at prestigious festivals: Poetry Festival Singapore, DLF Gurugram Festival, St Stephen's Litfest, Asian Literary Society Litfest, and elsewhere. Her poems have been well received at the Poetry Festival Singapore-Catharsis (2021/2023), Wordweavers Contest 2022 and shortlisted for the Glass House Poetry Award 2024. She chairs the Writing Enthusiasts’ Club of the Indian Women’s Association, Singapore and is also the Chapter head (Singapore) of the Asian Literary Society, India.