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Mahesh Mali

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Mahesh Mali is a bestselling Indian poet and accomplished writer, renowned for blending creativity with precision across various literary forms. His work is marked by profound emotional depth, personal introspection, and sharp social commentary, making him a distinctive and influential voice in contemporary poetry.

While his writing spans multiple genres, poetry remains his true passion. For Mahesh, poetry offers a rare power—to express both the deeply personal and the universally shared, allowing readers to find their own reflections in his words. His bestselling poetry collections have captivated audiences with their raw honesty, evocative imagery, and deeply relatable themes.

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Average rating: 4.52 · 73 ratings · 32 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Enter by Mahesh Mali (Goodreads Author), Anshika Sharma (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reflections of My Youth: A poetry collection 4.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mind of Many Mirrors 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meera 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantasy Parade: Frankly, A Poetry Collection by Pranav Ambegaonkar, Mahesh Mali (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mind of Many Hearts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Count of Monte Cristo: A Writer’s Envy

From betrayal to calculated vengeance, explore The Count of Monte Cristo through a writer’s lens. Dumas’ masterpiece of patience, identity, and the limits of control—satisfying yet haunting.

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The Trial

by Franz Kafka

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People We Meet on Vacation

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“Those cotton dandelions wafting on the breeze,
Are nothing but the immigrants passing through these trees.
Spreading their wings, With all their might,
To make their kids (seeds) enjoy their flight!”
― Mahesh Mali, Reflections of My Youth: A poetry collection

tags: dandelions, family, parenthood, parents

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“I’ve always been fascinated by windows. The way they separate two worlds. The inside and the outside. What you let in and what you keep out.”
― Mahesh Mali

tags: windows

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“I felt a pang of uncertainty, a small voice in the back of my mind whispering that this could be a mistake. But sometimes, you had to follow your gut, even when it led you into the unknown.”
― Mahesh Mali, Meera

tags: decisions, doubt, gut-feelings, uncertainty

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“Love isn’t about fixing someone; it’s about standing with them as they figure it out themselves.”
― Mahesh Mali, Meera

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tags: dandelions, family, parenthood, parents

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“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on. But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I'm actually as proud of the things we haven't done as the things I have done. Innovation is saying no to 1,000 things.”
― Steve Jobs

tags: essential, idea

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“Someday. The most dangerous word in the English language. It carries so much weight yet promises nothing.”
― Mahesh Mali

tags: plans, procrastination, promise, someday

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“I’ve always been fascinated by windows. The way they separate two worlds. The inside and the outside. What you let in and what you keep out.”
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The Poetry Spot — 623 members — last activity Apr 10, 2026 02:11AM
This group is for poets, published poets, and lovers of poetry. Do you have a published poetry book? Promote it here! Are you looking for reviews? Are ...more

Authors & Reviewers — 11363 members — last activity 8 minutes ago
A&R is about helping authors promote their books. If you are a reviewer or a blogger, and you don't mind writing a honest review, then come and join u ...more

Dead Poets Secret Society — 32 members — last activity Dec 09, 2023 09:59PM
A very informal formal book club "We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human rac ...more

¡ POETRY ! — 22532 members — last activity Apr 13, 2026 03:25PM
No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read it!) Goodreads honors wordsmiths: poets and poetry promoted and prompted here. ~~~ "Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits." -- Carl Sandburg “God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.” —Anne Sexton On Clouds – “…what primitive tastes the ancients must have had if their poets were inspired by those absurd, untidy clumps of mist, idiotically jostling one another about…” —Yevgeny Zamyatin “If the poet wants to be a poet, the poet must force the poet to revise. If the poet doesn’t wish to revise, let the poet abandon poetry and take up stamp-collecting or real estate.” —Donald Hall “Poetry is a rich, full-bodied whistle, cracked ice crunching in pails, the night that numbs the leaf, the duel of two nightingales, the sweet pea that has run wild, Creation’s tears in shoulder blades.” —Boris Pasternak “Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.” —Charles Simic “Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.” —Gustave Flaubert “Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It’s that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that’s what the poet does.” —Allen Ginsberg. ~~~~~ Amy King, Moderator Amy King is the recipient of the 2015 Winner of the WNBA Award (Women’s National Book Association). Her latest collection, The Missing Museum, is a winner of the 2015 Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize. She serves on the executive board of VIDA: Women in Literary Arts and is co-editing with Heidi Lynn Staples the anthology, Big Energy Poets of the Anthropocene: When Ecopoets Think Climate Change. She is also co-editing the anthology, Bettering American Poetry 2015, and is an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. ...more

Land of Everything! — 84 members — last activity May 23, 2021 12:59PM
Hi!, Do you like reading?, (of course you do) Are you weird? Do you want to interact with people like you? Yess! Then come join! In this group we' ...more

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