Saloni Khatri wants unconditional happiness- the kind that comes from discovering inner peace and is not associated with worldly pursuits. Here, she takes readers along on her search with her debut poetry collection, Sum of My Sins.
Khatri strives for love, awareness, mindfulness, and oneness. She conveys her search through poems focused on inner conflicts-such as how the pursuit for love can overlap with the bondage of negative relationships-and how one can surmount this by looking inwards. Each poem marks a step down the path of a remarkable journey.
It's a walk back to God, a plea for forgiveness. "I erased my earthly hopes. / My slate is white," she declares.
She also tackles subjects such as learning to love again: "Silence is not my defense," she writes. "Silence is my art. / My mind is now liberated, / to surrender to my heart."
Each step adds up to in the Sum of My Sins. Khatri evaluates them carefully through verse, compiling them in an effort to find happiness in the balance of these moments. An immigrant from India, Khatri knows what it's like to cross cultures and lands.
Now embarking on her inner journey through life, she invites you to come along for the ride.
About the Author: Saloni Khatri, was born in Punjab, India, and moved to the Unites States in 1999. She is a practicing physician with Cleveland Clinic and lives in Avon, Ohio, with her husband and two young children. She's experienced the futility of getting lost in the unreality of this world and now seeks purpose and clarity, sharing her search through her poetry.
A poet who's been featured in poetry anthologies, magazines, and newspapers, Khatri has taken a leap and released her first poetry collection, Sum of My Sins.
