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Nithya Mariam John

6 works

Nithya Mariam John is a poet, teacher and translator. A fortnightly columnist in a national daily, she was nominated for the Pushcart Prize, was semifinalist at Sundress Poetry Broadside Contest and shortlisted for The Brown Critique Poetry Prize. Her latest collection of verses is titled Kitchen Poems. Her scribblings have found space(s) in journals and newspapers including Sahitya Akademi Indian Literature, Malayalam Literary Survey, The Year Book of Indian Poetry, The New Indian Express, Times of India, Last Leaves, Muddy River Review, Qissa and the Alipore Post, among the others.

July 23, 2026 Interviews

Gokul Gopalakrishnan, Dy. Commissioner, cartoonist and comic art researcher in Conversation with Nithya Mariam John

NMJ: As Deputy Transport Commissioner and AGM, KMRL, with a background in Humanities and Social Sciences,...
July 23, 2026 Interviews

Divya Karnad, the first Indian woman to receive the Future for Nature Award for shark conservation in Conversation with Nithya Mariam John

NMJ: How and why did you choose marine conservation? DK: I grew up in a coastal...
March 15, 2025 Excerpts

Excerpt: Kitchen Poems

Karia Co. Karia Chettan delivered carrot, beans, beetroot, onion, garlic, ginger and lemons in the mornings....
December 15, 2022 Poetry Collections

Kindness and 1 other poem

a silent lizard flicks its tail, patient companion as I sit staring at the fan
June 15, 2022 Book Reviews

Review: Thirsty Sea

Every human being has a story, so does Maria. Hers is tinged with guilt, from which...
December 1, 2021 Poetry Collections

A Stillbirth

The master’s manly hairs hovered between her sun and stars Blessed Virgin! The Messiah

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