Abhi_photo copyright_Behrin Ismailov

Abhi, originally from India and now a Londoner for a decade, celebrates his debut publication, ‘Bread the Love’. His poetry, often delving into dark themes and exploring intersections of sex, sexuality, politics, and queer trauma, takes an unusually joyous turn in this piece. He honed his craft at The Poetry School, London. Beyond poetry, Abhi also hosts a cooking class called ‘The Art of Indian Home Cooking’, through which he has shared the authenticity of his cuisine with thousands of global food enthusiasts over the past five years. So, it’s no surprise that his first published work is a love poem dedicated to bread.

Abhi has a poem in Joy//Us: Poems of Queer Joy