Blessings and breakdowns arrive unannounced.
Erose markings radiate their refinement. Praise
is a demanding territory. Politicos and performers
are familiar with Kentish fire. Some of us are not
as fortuitous.
Being an actor in films and unknown is rare; for
poets, this is the rule. There is no duct tape for
a cleaved cordis. A rift with an email associate or
a social media collaborator doesn’t sting as much
as the collapse of a meatspace connection.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi has authored eight books of poetry, his latest being Legato Without a Lisp (CLASSIX, an imprint of Hawakal, 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 lives in Mumbai, India.
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