Dheepa R. Maturi is an Indian-American writer who explores ecology, culture, identity, and how they intersect. Her essays, poetry, and fiction have appeared in a variety of literary journals and anthologies, including Literary Hub, PANK, The Fourth River, Writer’s Digest, Sequestrum, Tiferet, and How to Write a Form Poem. Her work has been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize, and she is the author of 108: AN ECO-THRILLER (GFB Press, 2025).

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CHAPTERS

[01:05] Dheepa Maturi - writer and poet

[02:30] What sparked your interest in writing an eco-thriller?

[04:21] Personifying global climate change

[05:45] The meaning of characters' names

[08:48] How did you start writing poetry?

[09:51] How did you approach writing the novel?

[11:30] What was most surprising about putting your book out into the world?

[13:45] Do not despair over ecological grief, landscape loss, and species loss