In this poetry collection, Sunu P. Chandy includes stories about her
experiences as a woman, civil rights attorney, parent, partner,
daughter of South Asian immigrants, and member of the LGBTQ
community. These poems cover themes ranging from immigration, social
justice activism, friendship loss, fertility challenges, adoption,
caregiving, and life during a pandemic. Sunu's poems provide some
resolve, some peace, some community, amidst the competing notions of
how we are expected to be in the world, especially when facing a
range of barriers. Sunu's poems provide company for many who may be
experiencing isolation through any one of these experiences and
remind us that we are not, in fact, going it alone. Whether the
experience is being disregarded as a woman of color attorney, being
rejected for being queer, losing a most treasured friendship,
doubting one's romantic partner or any other form of heartbreak,
Sunu's poems highlight the human requirement of continually starting
anew. These poems remind us that we can, and we will, rebuild.
