Cover reveal of The most beautiful garden by Nikita Rimal Sharma, drawn by Yellow Arrow Creative Director Alexa Laharty, who also created the interior images. After seeing the cover, Nikita exclaimed, “Alexa put my imagination into a lovely form of art for the cover page. It summarizes the title poem perfectly and also the way I would like to approach life: making the best out of what you have, noticing beauty and the vividness of colors in yourself and the things around you. Thank you so much, Alexa, for all that you and the Yellow Arrow team have done for me during this process.”
Reserve your paperback copy today (or purchase 5 or more copies at a wholesale discount from here). Click the link below to learn more about Nikita and the inspiration behind her chapbook in a recent interview with Siobhan McKenna.
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From Kathmandu to Baltimore, Nikita walks us through the people, places, and experiences that shaped her becoming. From the muddy foundations of her South Asian upbringing, the scents of sel roti and achar carry us through her immigration to the United States, and the stories and memories of her family and relationships stir together to create a whole being from among the complex parts. The seeds of her roots are sprinkled throughout her poetry and the language is cultivated in such a way that it produces a most beautiful garden for the reader to enjoy.
Nikita currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband and Pitbull Terrier, Stone, and works at B’More Clubhouse, a community-based mental health nonprofit. She is originally from Kathmandu, Nepal. Nikita is a typical homebody who gets a lot of joy from slow running, short hikes, reading, and deep thoughts. She has always loved writing and started writing at the age of seven when she wrote a fairy tale titled “Star Girls.” Nikita wishes she had saved a copy of it.
The most beautiful garden is an expression of Nikita. It is a collection of poems that includes themes such as mental health, South Asian culture, her mother, and family. It reflects on deep heartaches, dark moments and light moments, pride, joy, and love, with the hope that anyone who reads The most beautiful garden also gets a chance to reflect on the beautiful being they are in spite of the baggage and everything they hold.
The most beautiful garden will be released on April 12, 2022. You can find Nikita on Instagram @nikita.playwithwords.