AVINASH TAKES TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO SHARE HIS POEMS

The digital space may have proved to be a boon for new writers, but the actor believes that the magic of books will always remain

The first poet I read was Javed Akhtar. I enjoyed his Tarkash for its word play.

AVINASH TIWARY, Actor

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he past few months saw Avinash Tiwary taking to social media to share poems penned by him on nostalgia, love and life. “I’ve generally been fond of word play since childhood. I don’t necessarily have a structure or format to what I write,” he says, adding that he is always on the lookout for new-age writers and poets and believes that “social media is a good space to know more of them and be inspired”.

The Bulbbul (2020) actor says that it was poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar who influenced him. “The first poet I read was him. I enjoyed his Tarkash (collection of Urdu poetry) for its word play. In present times, I’ve been inspired by new spoken word artistes like Sarah Kay and poets, Tyler Knott Gregson and Ammar Iqbal,” he shares.

So, does he have any plans of coming up with a poetry book someday? “Reading more than writing has honed my skill as an actor. I would want to evolve as a reader,” he explains.

Even though the digital world has been a boon for emerging writers and avid readers, Tiwary believes that books haven’t taken a back seat: “Books are definitely fighting for attention, but I don’t think that the magic of books has waned away. It’s just that there are more writers than readers today.”

On the work front, he’ll be seen in the screen adaptation of Dongri To Dubai and two more web projects, as per speculations. Ask him if he is comfortable being called a web actor and Tiwary says, “I despise any kind of label and categorisation. I’ve worked very hard to be called an actor and I don’t think I can be bound by any medium.”