Indian American teenager, Rukmini Kalamangalam was named Houston’s Youth Poet Laureate for her poem, “After Harvey”, on Hurricane Harvey.
Wordsmith! Rukmini Kalamangalam, poetess
Published by: Team Global Indian
Published on 08, Oct 2022
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