Ami Kaye

Ami’s poems have appeared in various journals. She has written features, reviews and articles, and interviewed members of the literary world. Ami is the author of What Hands Can Hold. Her new poetry collection Singer of the Ragas, reflects her Indian heritage and love for music. Besides her writing activities, Ami is the publisher and managing editor for Pirene’s Fountain, an online journal of poetry.

Ami, pronounced “uh-mee,” is short for Amita. Of Indian heritage, she was born in Paris, France in 1956. Both her parents were interested in the arts, and influenced her directly with their love of literature, music, art and drama. Ami traveled with her family to Rome, Venice, Geneva, Tokyo, Hong-Kong, London, Vienna, Athens, Cairo, and many other places. Besides living in Europe and the United States, she also lived with her parents and two younger brothers in India for a few years, and was exposed to multicultural experiences. Like all writers, Ami always loved the world of words, and wrote poems, short stories and one-act plays as a child. She was a voracious reader and developed a flair for speed reading early on, rapidly absorbing work from diverse genres.

Ami holds a master's degree in counseling with graduate studies in English literature and criticism. She worked in the fields of education and counseling, and eventually returned to writing. Ami subscribes to numerous literary journals and collects poetry books for her personal library. She enjoys opera, orchestral and piano music, film, theatre and performing arts from around the world. She also has a keen interest in languages, especially French, Spanish, Japanese, Urdu and Korean. Ami has been married for 32 years and has two grown sons, both gifted pianists.

Ami believes in all that brings us together, and approaches life with an attitude of learning. She feels a humble heart, an open mind and a free spirit are most conducive to life and art.