Art by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
2 poems by Jack Gilbert
Walking Home Across the Island
Walking home across the plain
in the dark.
And Linda crying.
Again we have come to a place
where I rail and she suffers
and the moon does not rise.
but I am shouting inside the rain
and she is crying
like a wounded animal,
knowing there is no place to turn.
It is hard to understand
how we could be brought here
by love.
Trying to be married
Watching my wife out in the full moon,
the sea bright behind her across the field
and through the trees. Eight years
and her love for me quieted away.
How fine she is. How hard we struggle
Thanks for sharing these poems by Gilbert, Ajay Jhawar!
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New on the website:
Artist of the Month (June): Tanya Maheshwari
Prose: One Bright Blue by Krupali Patel
Poems: Night Song by Risitha Shetty + Please Write This On My Epitaph by Vasvi Kejriwal
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nether x The Alipore Post: Poetry for our Times
I dug through the nether archives to share some brilliant poems published by this fabulous literary journal that's back after a hiatus for a digital relaunch! Featuring poems by Ranjit Hoskote, J J Steinfield, Adil Jussawalla, Sonia Sarkar and Arun Sagar, with gorgeous artworks by Ishita Dasgupta. The feature also includes a reading by Ranjit Hoskote, followed by a conversation with the editors about a decade in writing poetry, "bearing witness" to history, literary traditions, the lyric, and more, including readings of two poems from his most recent book The Atlas of Lost Beliefs.
Visit the website: www.thealiporepost.com
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FRNDS & FMLY '20 | consolidate (support your local scene!)
The Best of Bandcamp Hunter (discovered some gems on this playlist)
Racist Sandwich (A podcast about the intersection of food, race, class and gender.)
Links of the Week:
Building Book Covers With Anna Morrison What happened when we all stopped (This really moved me) Work In Progress with Stanley Donwood Doing the work that's in front of you: Austin Kleon The Look Book Goes to the Jamaica Post Office 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki 100 easy recipes you can make at home right now Hugs to look forward to Download: The Creative Self Workbook by Tina Essmaker
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