Hong Kong, Sept. 28 -- As fashion grapples with a new reality, poetry has emerged as one of its new muses. An art form, that like fashion, can provide escapism and solace, bring joy, hope, and yet talk about real issues. And Delhi-based poet Navkirat Sodhiis its latest flagbearer. Navkirat Sodhi

After Italian luxury menswear label Ermenegildo Zegna collaborated with Dubai-based Indian Instagram poet Alisha Patel to be a part of a social media campaign in June, designers Bibhu Mohapatra and Gaurav Gupta have turned to the words of Navikrat Sodhi for their recent fashion week films. "Poetry allows us to ponder and reminds us to soak in thought and reflect. It is what gives us that tool to tell an authentic story. That is its true power," s...