Dil Aaj Shayar Hai: Not poetry, Not pretty, Just Evidence in Bloomington, MN

A raw and powerful poetry collection exploring mental health, bipolar disorder, emotional trauma, and personal healing.
Dil Aaj Shayar Hai is not traditional poetry. It's a confessional journey through depression, silence, anxiety, and survival, written by Rizwan Siddiqui, a writer living with Bipolar II. Each poem is paired with the true story that inspired it, giving readers a deeply personal look at what it means to live through mental illness, heartbreak, and existential pain.
This book is for anyone struggling with emotional burnout, identity crises, or the quiet weight of expectations. Whether you're healing from trauma or simply searching for words that understand your chaos, this book offers connection, not solutions.
Written in a mix of Hindi and English, this bilingual poetry book speaks to the modern Indian reader who feels everything but can't always say it out loud.
If you've searched for:
poetry on bipolar disorder
poems about mental health and trauma
Indian poetry that breaks rules
raw emotional writing, this is the book you've been waiting for.