Poet, Pianist & Educator

Trivarna Hariharan.

I’m Trivarna Hariharan

A poet who believes in words as forms of prayers. Virginia Woolf once described the epiphanies of life as “matches struck in the dark.” I think that is an accurate way of understanding poems as well. They are small, unexpected flames of light— hymns sung in the midnight.

Meet Trivarna

I am a poet, pianist, and educator who runs the online creative community: Wildflowers are Prayers. I have studied English Literature at Delhi University, and the University of Cambridge (ICE). A Pushcart prize and Orison Anthology nominee – my poems have been published or forthcoming in Duende, Entropy, Stirring, Times of India, Deccan Chronicle, COUNTERCLOCK, Atticus Review, JMWW, The Hunger, Whale Road Review, The Shore, Chiron Review, and others. I have authored two collections of poetry – Letters Never Sent(Writers Workshop Kolkata), and There Was Once A River Here (Les Editions du Zaporogue, France).

Kind Words

  • “Trivarna Hariharan’s chapbook contains prose poems, vignettes, and descriptions of verse that speak to the reader, in the language of the heart, the way the primal and poignant emotions of love and loneliness do. These interconnected poems are lucid, atmospheric and intensely accessible. And trust me, when I say that her words will provide all the solace that you need.”

    Archita Mitra

  • “Her poems are a balm for the soul. An incredibly gifted poet who everyone should read.”

    Pramod S.

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