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Schooner Article on Editors; “Migrant” Poems; CW Talk and Reading

My current post on Prairie Schooner literary magazine is about editors and their work involving South Asian zines and mags. I could accommodate only a few. Space constraint of course … Continue reading

December 12, 2013 · Leave a comment

“With That Moon Language”; Fiction in LIJLA; Sangam Poetry; FB Poetry Blog; A Few Honorable Mentions

What’s up? Well, I’ve been down with cough and cold. And young member’s unwarranted fever. Paperwork that never ends. Travel plans for November-December. Also proofing and editing my short fiction … Continue reading

September 20, 2013 · 1 Comment

Interview on Telugu Dalit Poetry with Naren Bedide; Södergran: “those strange, sunset-red laments”

Naren Bedide writes and translates. The latter bit is a fascinating body of work from Telugu Dalit poetry. I caught up with him on a longstanding interview I had proposed. … Continue reading

February 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

Q&A up on Prairie Schooner; Sleep and Work; Tintin Tackling a Dhoti!

I’ll do this really really really really quickly. Because I’m sleepy and overworked. Overworked and little slept. In between, I’ve been polishing my short fiction manuscript, writing the next article … Continue reading

September 13, 2012 · 2 Comments

PS Q&A with Arshia Sattar; Tintin pic; “the art of memory”

I normally cross-post my articles that appear elsewhere. Travels took up some time. But posting the June article, a Q&A with Arshia Sattar on Prairie Schooner literary journal from University … Continue reading

June 24, 2012 · 4 Comments

Mini-Review; Toru Dutt: Sonnet; Tintin Photo

Still don’t have anything new to write on the blog. I’m surprised. My mini-review, the first advanced US review, of Adil Jussawalla‘s latest poetry collection “Trying to Say Goodbye“, is … Continue reading

June 11, 2012 · 4 Comments

“The Tao does not console me”; Q&A on PS; IPL, Howzzat?

Re-post of a stanza/section:   I will never give up longing.  I will let my hair stay long.  The rain proclaims these trees, the trees tell of the sun. Let … Continue reading

May 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

“The Right Kind of Dog”: On Jussawalla’s Forthcoming Collection

So, write-up number 2 comes out on Prairie Schooner website. Based on my paper presented at the Pondicherry University conference on “Literature for the Youth”, I talk about poet Adil … Continue reading

April 19, 2012 · Leave a comment