Bhaavya Bangotra is a writer of mirrors—her words reflect both softness and steel, heartbreak and healing, dreams and detachment. A Computer Engineering student by degree and a poet by instinct, she lives in the quiet spaces between logic and longing. Her poetry traces the journey of becoming: raw, nonlinear, and unapologetically feminine.
Influenced deeply by both her environment and psyche, Bhaavya's writing often explores emotional depth, the ache of self-discovery, and the duality of being both muse and maker. Her verses are born in rain-soaked notebooks, half-lit corners of libraries, and the hush of 3 a.m. thoughts meant for no one but herself.
Her voice lingers like perfume on parchment—measured, mysterious, and memorably soft. Through her poetry, she explores themes of longing, identity, girlhood, memory, and the unspoken rituals of growing up too quietly. When not writing, she is reading marginalia, underlining with intent, or watching dusk through old windows—gathering moments like pressed flowers between pages.
She writes not to be loud, but to be felt.Her poems are love letters to the unseen self—tender yet ruthless, aesthetic yet grounded—for anyone who has ever felt too much, too soon, too often and decided to turn that into art.
Q: Your identity seems to play a significant role in your poetry. What major themes do you explore through it?
It is true that my identity and my experiences have a major impact on my works. In my poetry, I often explore themes of belonging , alienation, the elder child phase, emotional duality, and the search for authenticity in a hyper-curated world. I feel that there is an unsaid tension between being seen and being misunderstood. As someone who has been through some very beautiful and ugly phases of life, my work tries to pay homage to the very celebration of its aesthetic and rawness.
Q: What aspirations do you have for your poetry?
I want my poetry to feel like a mirror for others—especially for those who feel too much, think too deeply, or don't quite fit the mould this world has constructed for them. If someone reads my words and feels comforted, understood, or a little less alone, then that means everything to me. I’d love to publish a collection and for it to be seen and recognised .I’m working on one currently ,and I hope for my work to reach hearts across the world and be remembered as something that truly mattered
Q: What inspired you to start writing?
I started writing poetry at the tender age of 9. It was a very flexible way to express out the complex emotions one could not speak simply. I was always inspired by the works of classical artists such as Sylvia Plath ,Edgar Allan Poe and the way they beautifully created such masterpieces made me feel seen and welcome. Poetry gave me permission to speak without explanation. It felt like freedom and control at once. I think I started writing because it was the only place where I didn’t have to dilute my intensity.
THE BOOK
Bhaavya has been published in the anthology 'Hear Me First'. Curated by Delhi Poetry Slam as part of The Writer's Launchpad, an online workshop series for a select group of contemporary Indian poets. Get your copy!
Really a inspiration for young children.really love to read this book as soon as possible