DO21 Romance Ep. 9: "On Those Moments" by Ranjith Sivaraman & "Since Then" and "Good Girl" by Francesca Sidoti

Visit Ranjith's website here. Buy Romance here. Ranjith Sivaraman is an upcoming Poet from Kerala, a beautiful state in India. His poems merge nature imagery, human emotions, and human psychology into a gorgeous tapestry. Sivaraman’s English Poems are published in International Literature Magazines and Journals from various locations like Alberta, Budapest, Essex, London, New York, Indiana, Lisbon, Colorado, California, New Jersey, Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc, Kerala, Texas, Chennai & Toronto. His poem ‘Shortest Distance’ was released as Music Video in 2022. insta Handle: @lovelifetip Francesca Sidoti worked at the campus bookstore as well at a stationery store specializing in writing supplies. Her work has been published in Chiron Review, Haight-Ashbury LIterary Journal, South Ash Press, Viet Nam Generation, Connections and other literary magazines; however, this is her first submission in 25 years. As a featured reader, she has appeared in bookstores and other venues throughout the US and Canada. She is grateful over the years to have received several awards, most recently the Dorn Space 2021 Poet of the Year. Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.