Poetry

Three Poems

Calvin-in-exile Blue eyes, pupils dilating to the fire creepingup the cigarette butt,sickly yellow hair, swaying…

First Names Matter

At an almost-dawn one February, Itell you how my parents hadalmost named me after aMahadevi…

Two Poems

sky train it’s difficult to say whatwe are fleeing: the city is farbelow. on the…

Two Poems

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Calangute

CALANGUTE For R.D: In memoriam On the beach, wind-blown tendrils of yellow gritty sand:reminiscent of…

Five Poems

Cabbage Moth Mother is watching a video about raagiflour and how to knead her way…

Buddha At The Museum

From a schoolgirl’s diary On Saturdays I went to Buddha’s housewhere he sat in lotus…

Three Poems

Salt Mother thunders into the kitchen,a banished witch reclaiming her placeamidst the arcane, and tipshalf…

Two poems

“After all, Punjabi is spoken on both sides of the border, divided only by the…

Three Poems

Premonitions 1 A white room with monitorsan otherworldly space in winterI see you from the…