My House Is Made of Rose Petals is a raw and luminous poetry collection that traces the emotional arc of love, heartbreak, growth, and reclamation. Through vivid imagery, tender longing, and visceral honesty, poet Debmalya Das invites readers into a deeply personal world where nature, memory, and identity intertwine.

This debut collection begins with poems steeped in the innocence and intensity of young love—lush with flower metaphors, stars, and rain. As the verses progress, they evolve into reflections on betrayal, grief, and the complex journey of self-discovery. Each section unfolds like the seasons of a heart learning to bloom, shatter, and rise again.

Themes of queerness, vulnerability, cultural longing, and emotional survival run through every page. From the gentle ache of a remembered kiss to the fiery reclamation of personal power, My House Is Made of Rose Petals is both an elegy and a celebration—of what it means to...