To The Moon and Back

Love, loss, memories, bonding, friendships, recollections of beauty, ruminations about nature, nostalgia, regrets, all that is missing, everything lilting and melodious that crowds the mind of a poet comes together to paint Maria’s canvas of pages in a spontaneous outpouring of lyrical poetry that is modern and yet so ... rich, old and timeless in its thousand shades of feelings, realisations and emotions. To the Moon and Back, a collection of 40 beautiful poems, captures the essence of the poet’s personality, drawing readers into her collage that is creative, wild, untamed and whimsy! A collector and poetry lover’s delight.

An economics graduate, a professional jazz and tap dancer, a popular model for top Indian brands in the 1990s, a famous MTV VJ, a roaming presenter for international cricket, mother of two spirited teenagers, protector of their adventure-filled lives, a diver, a mountain climber, Cordon Bleu chef, the creator of a successful YouTube channel and the author of World Gourmand-winning cookbook, From My Kitchen to Yours, Maria Goretti, wearer of many hats, woman with ten arms, now turns poet with her first collection of poetry.