Maria Goretti An economics graduate, a professional jazz and tap dancer, a popular model for top Indian brands in the 1990s, a famous MTV VJ, a roaming presenter for international cricket, mother of two spirited teenagers, protector of their adventure-filled lives, a diver, a mountain climber, Cordon Bleu chef, the creator of a successful YouTube channel and the author of World Gourmand-winning cookbook, From My Kitchen to Yours, Maria Goretti, wearer of many hats, woman with ten arms. This is her first collection of poetry.
Love, loss, memories, bonding, friendships, recollections of beauty, ruminations about nature, nostalgia, regrets, all that is missing, everything lilting and melodious that crowds the mind of a poet comes together to paint Maria’s canvas of pages in a spontaneous outpouring of lyrical poetry that is modern and yet so ... rich, old and timeless in its thousand shades of feelings, realisations and emotions. To the Moon and Back, a collection of 40 beautiful poems, captures the essence of the poet’s personality, drawing readers into her collage that is creative, wild, untamed and whimsy! A collector and poetry lover’s delight.