{"id":27564,"date":"2023-02-17T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T01:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=27564"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T08:14:38","slug":"sejal-akerkar-the-seattle-poetess-who-donates-her-books-royalties-to-the-needy","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/sejal-akerkar-the-seattle-poetess-who-donates-her-books-royalties-to-the-needy\/","title":{"rendered":"Sejal Akerkar: The Seattle poetess who donates her books\u2019 royalties to the needy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>(February 17, 2023) <\/strong>Sejal Akerkar had attended poetry camps in middle school and continued to write but hadn\u2019t really thought about doing it as a profession. That changed when she found inspiration in the Canadian-Indian poet, artist and performer, Rupi Kaur. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rupi\u2019s first collection of poetry was published in 2014 and became a <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">New York Times <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">bestseller. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWhen I started reading Rupi\u2019s poetry, I was inspired to write because she was so similar to me \u2013 a young, Indian-American student. I found great comfort in reading her poems and started to write.\u201d By the time Sejal turned 15, she had written over 100 poems.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27571\" style=\"width: 582px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27571\" class=\"wp-image-27571 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sejal.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Sejal Akerkar | Global Indian\" width=\"572\" height=\"863\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 572px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 572\/863;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27571\" class=\"wp-image-27571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sejal.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Sejal Akerkar | Global Indian\" width=\"572\" height=\"863\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-27571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sejal Akerkar<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Following in the footsteps of her role model, she self-published her first poetry book,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/walking-sensory-strip-Sejal-Akerkar-ebook\/dp\/B08L2KN28L\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=36TX7LGYARAPX&amp;keywords=sejal+akerkar&amp;qid=1676531434&amp;sprefix=sejal+akerkar%2Caps%2C178&amp;sr=8-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Walking down the sensory strip<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. The Sammamish High School student introduced her second poetry book, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/optic-opening-Sejal-Akerkar\/dp\/B0BD6V59N1\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36TX7LGYARAPX&amp;keywords=sejal+akerkar&amp;qid=1676531434&amp;sprefix=sejal+akerkar%2Caps%2C178&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Optic opening <\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">to the world soon after<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. While the first book made it to the top 35 in the women\u2019s category on Amazon, her second book did even better, finding a place in top 5 in the category of Asian poetry.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The India experiences\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Like her parents, Sejal was born and raised in the USA. However, the seventeen-year-old spent three years of her life in Gurugram, India, where her father was posted. That\u2019s when she came across the non-profit Udayan Care, which gave her a fresh perspective on life. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After returning to the US, the teenager published two poetry collections and on instinct, decided to donate the royalties that her books fetched. \u201cWhen my books were published, I knew that I didn\u2019t need the money earned from royalties and giving away the money to Udayan Care seemed the best thing to do,\u201d says the youngster as she connects with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Global Indian<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Udyaan Care, Sejal says, &#8220;has multiple houses and homes across India where they foster orphaned and abandoned children and give them higher education. It helps them succeed in the world instead of getting into the orphanage system.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sejal Akerkar is a budding poet with a resolve to be a changemaker. This young poet is sharing her life and thoughts with others through her poetry while donating all of her book proceeds to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UdayanCare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UdayanCare<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rfXiFlP1LS\">pic.twitter.com\/rfXiFlP1LS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Udayan Care (@udayancare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/udayancare\/status\/1591042430824230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When Sejal and her family was in India, her mom became associated with one of the houses in Gurugram, teaching English to the girls there. \u201cShe would take me and my younger sister along to hang out with them and over time we built lasting connections,\u201d she recalls. \u201cWe use to hear their stories of how they lost their parents, or were abandoned by them. We built deep connections and started celebrating festivals and birthdays together. We would see them all the time.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When the family went back to the United States, they wanted to stay connected to the cause. \u201cWhile my mom joined Udayan Care USA as the president, I became a volunteer. We planned lots of fundraisers and activities,\u201d Sejal says. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Teaching poetry<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">These days, the teenager also teaches poetry writing in an elementary school. \u201cIt\u2019s my after-school activity,&#8221; she tells, adding, she loves being a mentor to kids between seven to 10 years of age. \u201cI even created the entire curriculum of the poetry class,\u201d she says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">By applying a different approach to teaching, the young teacher enjoys great bonhomie with her little pupils. \u201cI teach differently because I think that usually poetry is taught in a very structured manner which tends to get boring for students. I don\u2019t teach them how it is supposed to be. I give them creative prompts,\u201d she says.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sejal helps her pupils imagine with visuals, drawings, videos and more, and makes them write whatever comes to their mind. This keeps them interested. \u201cIt\u2019s like giving them a little seed and let them water it, allow sunlight to come and help them grow their poetry without structuring them or restraining them from anything.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27568 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SA.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Sejal Akerkar | Global Indian\" width=\"583\" height=\"868\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 583px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 583\/868;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SA.jpg\" alt=\"Indian youth | Sejal Akerkar | Global Indian\" width=\"583\" height=\"868\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As for her own poetry, Sejal writes on a wide array of topics \u2013 \u2018life as a teenager and how it feels to go into adulthood, about my immigrant grandparents, how they came here and what they gave up to get here\u2019, she tells. \u201cI also write about the destruction of nature by humans, my relationships with my loved ones, social media, technology, my friends, myself,\u201d smiles the teenager who loves dancing and golf.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">While her first two books have done well, she is in no hurry to come up with the third one, and rather prefers to evolve a bit as a poet. With all her focus on the ongoing college application process, the teenager looks forward to take up biology. \u201cThat&#8217;s complete opposite of what people would expect from me,\u201d she chuckles adding, \u201cI think combining creative and scientific things are very useful to the world today and I want to focus on a lot of multidisciplinary studies in my life.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:360,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Follow Sejal Akerkar on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sejal_a_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sejalakerkar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sejalakerkar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(February 17, 2023) Sejal Akerkar had attended poetry camps in middle school and continued to write but hadn\u2019t really thought about doing it as a profession. That changed when she found inspiration in the Canadian-Indian poet, artist and performer, Rupi Kaur. \u00a0 Rupi\u2019s first collection of poetry was published in 2014 and became a New York Times bestseller. \u201cWhen I started reading Rupi\u2019s poetry, I was inspired to write because she was so similar to me \u2013 a young, Indian-American student. 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