On Episode 21 of #LearningStories we chat with Michelle D’Costa. Michelle D'costa is a poet, podcaster, Human Resource professional and editor from Mumbai. She was born and raised in Bahrain. She is trained as a Human Resource Professional with a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degree. However she has always been an avid reader and writer and recently made the professional transition to the publishing and editing industry. Gulf (Yavanika Press, 2021) is her debut poetry chapbook. She co-hosts one of India’s top author interview podcasts titled, Books and Beyond With Bound where she has interviewed over 40 prominent writers and thinkers. Her fiction and poetry can be found in several journals like Litro UK, Berfrois, Out Of Print, The Bombay Literary Magazine and many more. Her poetry was longlisted for the TOTO Award For Creative Writing (2021). In her free time she loves teaching and mentoring writers. You can find Michelle’s writing on her blog at https://michellewendydcosta.wordpress.com/.