About Veera
Veera Raghavan is a poet, storyteller, and chronic rememberer.
Born in South India and now based in Sydney, he writes to hold onto the things we often forget too soon — a father’s voice, a city’s fading charm, the red soil under your feet, the last time you said “I’m okay” and meant it.
He is the author of Wind Never Forgets: Letters From a Father to His Daughter, Naked Indian in White Sneakers, Green Ants Soup Kitchen, and the upcoming Love Arrived — a book releasing this June, on his birthday. Each book is its own world, but they share the same spine: longing, memory, and truth told without decoration.
Veera’s writing blends stark honesty with lyrical minimalism. He avoids clichés like they owe him money, favors truth over polish, and writes for those who stay up late looking for something that sounds like them.
He draws inspiration from Bukowski and Neruda, but doesn’t imitate. His influences linger in the background like quiet ghosts, letting him speak in a voice that’s entirely his own — vulnerable, unfiltered, and not here to prove anything.
His books have found a growing global readership without marketing tricks or loud declarations. Just the words. Just the feeling of being seen.
When he’s not writing, Veera walks without headphones, rewatches old Tamil films, and still writes emails like they’re letters. He believes in slowness, silence, and second drafts that make you feel like you survived something.
Currently:
- Releasing Love Arrived in June 2025 — a book about love that lingers, leaves, and sometimes returns.
- Working on a new memoir retracing his father’s 72-day journey across South India.
- Recording audio letters and poetry for a podcast based on his books.
- Growing his newsletter, one honest subscriber at a time.
Want to read more?
You can explore his books, listen to audio reflections, or dive into the journal where he posts short entries, unfinished thoughts, and fragments that never made it into his books.
Newsletter
He doesn’t send often — but when he does, it’s worth opening.