Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca was born and raised in Bombay. Her first book of poems, ‘Family Sunday and other Poems’, was published in 1989. Her poem ‘How to Light up a Poem’, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. ‘Light of The Sabbath’ is her recently published chapbook. She has taught English, French and Spanish, in private schools in India and overseas, for over four decades. Her poems have been published in several anthologies, including the Journal of Indian Literature published by The Sahitya Akademi. She holds a master’s degree in English and American Literature, and a master’s degree in Education