The compositions on my corneas are in braille.
No need to tell me of the sinuosities between
us. Those engrams itch. I’m used to repeating
myself, like seeking shelter from charred ceilings.
Who do I execrate when one’s soil is swidden?
Pathographies of our time guarantee I’m in a
good place. I wonder who created this arrhythmia.
When face-to-face with the past, how does one
manage? I consume snifters: My way out of
messy corners. Déjàbrew is never a delight.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi has authored eight books of poetry. Legato Without a Lisp is his latest (CLASSIX, New Delhi, September 2024). His poetry has been published in over thirty-five countries and has appeared in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He edited Dreich Planet # 1 India, an anthology for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. In 2023, he won the First Prize in a Poetry Competition by the National Defence Academy, Pune. He was conferred the 2023 Setu Award for Excellence. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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