I wish to write what I have never written.
I wish to recast my fidelities. The benefit
of brewing: Things lose their sting. One
also gathers the goods to manage the muck.
Abruptly, when petrichor catches me charging,
I indite and temporarily wash myself from
your hold. Emotional, economic and ethical
wanking is my way of combating most crisis.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi is an award-winning poet who has authored eight poetry books. His poems have been published in over thirty-five countries and appear in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He edited Dreich Planet # India, an anthology for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by the Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. He is highly commended in the erbacce prize, UK, May 2025. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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