Articles by Abhishek Anicca

Abhishek Anicca is a writer, poet and performer based in Darbhanga, Bihar. He identifies as a person with disability and chronic illness, which shapes his creative endeavours. His work has been published by leading newspapers, websites and magazines in English and Hindi. He uses spoken word poetry as a means of disability activism and has given more than forty performances on different mediums. Currently, he is dabbling in theatrical explorations of disability, along with managing Dislang, an online magazine that puts disabled and ill voices at the forefront.

Hopscotch

October 5, 2021

All eyes were on you as you hopped on one leg, bending to pick up the piece of limestone or tile used to play the game. Hop, hop, hop. Maintain perfect balance, bend down, pick up, return to the starting point. Hop, hop, hop. Don’t fall down.