"Siesta" is one of the best known poems of Shampa Sinha, the Indian born Australian poet.
Shampa Sinha wrote the poem when she was a 15-year-old high school student.
The poem has received positive reviews since its first publication in 1994 in the book Voices of the Future.
[2] The poem has been frequently quoted in scholarly analysis of contemporary Indian English poetry.
[3] The poem is regarded by critics as a jewel in contemporary Indian poetry.