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Poetry in Parks

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We read poetry. In parks. Videos: www.youtube.com/@PoetryInParks Instagram: www.instagram.com/poetry.in.parks Facebook: www.facebook.com/poetry.in.parks Account managed by PG and L.

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our 36th meet is in a Kharghar park on 19th September, at 5:00 p.m. The theme is poems about AI. To be clear, NOT AI generated poems, but poets commenting on AI. To get the map location, calendar invitation, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail.com by Saturday noon.

The Poetry in Parks logotype, a purple circle within which are the words ‘Poetry in Parks’ in pink letters, appears at left of and above centre. To the right, and below centre, is another smaller purple circle, is the info for the meet: Kharghar, 5:00 p.m., 19 September. The background of the frame is the same pink as the lettering.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our 35th meet is in a Nerul park on 22nd August, at 5:00 p.m. The theme is *poems that question nationalism and patriotism* To get the map location, calendar invitation, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com by Saturday noon.

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The leash is so long, you can go for a walk now, The leash is so long, you can make a fancy noose. And at night, the delicate dance of teargas smoke, the familiarity of censoring your own mind. ~ The Government Has it Under Control, by Anureet Watta #PoetryInParks #Poetry #IndianPoetry

The Government Has It Under Control, by Anureet Watta

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Our 34th meet is in a Vashi park on 25th July, at 5:00 p.m. To get the theme, map location, calendar invitation, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com by Saturday morning.

The Poetry in Parks logotype, a purple circle within which are the words ‘Poetry in Parks’ in pink letters, appears at right of and below centre. To the right, and above centre, is another smaller purple circle, is the info for the meet: Vashi, 5:00 p.m., 25 July. The background of the frame is the same pink as the lettering.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our 33rd meet is in a Koparkhairane park on 27th June, at 5:00 p.m. The theme is Queer Indian Poets. To get the map location, calendar invitation, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com by Saturday morning.

The Poetry in Parks logotype, a purple circle within which are the words ‘Poetry in Parks’ in pink letters, appears at left of and below centre. To the right, and above centre, is another smaller purple circle, is the info for the meet: Vashi, 5:00 p.m., 27 June. The background of the frame is the same pink as the lettering.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It is sunrise, with Hope its arrogant rider. My mind, formerly quiescent in its snug encasement, is strained to look upon their rapturous visages, to let them enter even into me. ~ A Plagued Journey, by Maya Angelou Read by Sukrity #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

A Plagued Journey, by Maya Angelou

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

It’s business as usual as the trees fall The roofs cave in and the sewers burst. Take no notice, you in your towers Where the light gentles all storms. ~ First Deluge Of The Season, by Sampurna Chattarji (read by @mumbaipaused.bsky.social) #poetryinparks #poem #pausaala #powergela

First Deluge Of The Season, by Sampurna Chattarji

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Storm-clouds roll through the sky, vaunting their thunder, their thunder. Rice-plants bend and sway as the water rushes, Frogs croak, doves huddle and tremble in their nests, O proudly storm-clouds roll through the sky, vaunting their thunder. ~ New Rain, by Rabindranath Tagore #PoetryInParks

New Rain, by Rabindranath Tagore

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

After St. Bridget’s day, I’ll raise my sail I’ll head off, and nothing will stop me Till I find myself back in the County Mayo. Cill Aodáin Antoine Ó Raifteirí (translated by Frank O’Connor) Read by @nandanky.bsky.social #WorldRefugeeDay #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Cill Aodáin, by Antoine Ó Raifteirí

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Stripped of my name and identity? On a soil I nourished with my own hands? Today Jacob cried out Filling the sky: Don't make an example of me again! Passport Mahmoud Darwish Read by Amita G #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinanPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Passport, by Mahmoud Darwish

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

They said something about never again and then they made close to one million human beings homeless in less than three weeks Apologies to All the People in Lebanon (1982) June Jordan Read by L. #WorldRefugeeDay #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Apologies to All the People in Lebanon, by June Jordan

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The Community Library Project @tclp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Who am I, without exile? On World Refugee Day, Aditya reads Mahmoud Darwish's powerful poem, reminding us that behind every refugee statistic is a story of loss, resilience, & hope. May we stand with those forced to leave their homes behind. youtu.be/5Nc6QTgD7dA

Who am I, without exile?

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Gone, the rest of us. We plow memory, survival, bleeding gums. The dead aren’t departing by sea. Where were you in 2006? In 2014? Survival Sonnet By Zeina Hashem Beck Read by @yellowchiffon.bsky.social #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinianPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Survival Sonnet, by Zeina Hashem Beck

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

If you tear down the web I said It will simply know This isn’t a place to call home And you’d get to go biking Mimesis Fady Joudah Read by Shiva A #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinianPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Mimesis, by Fady Joudah

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

my grandpa lost his memory he forgot the numbers the people he forgot home my grandfather and home By @mosababutoha.bsky.social Read by Deepti Khera #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinianPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

my grandfather and home, by Mosab Abu Toha

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I grant you refuge in invocation and prayer. I bless the neighborhood and the minaret to guard them from the rocket I Grant You Refuge Hiba Abu Nada (trans. Huda Fakhreddine) Read by Sukrity G. #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinianPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

I Grant You Refuge, by Hiba Abu Nada

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I don’t remember your orange trees. I’ve never put a toe in your Beautiful sea. I have never even entered My own home, So for it, I dedicate this poem. Remember the Name Hasheemah Afaneh Read by Sukrity G. #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinianPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Remember the Name, by Hasheemah Afaneh

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

but you were not here and I was not here they say but we were here we are here we are here Here, by Nathalie Handal Read by @zigzackly.bsky.social #WorldRefugeeDay #PalestinianPoetry #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Here, by Nathalie Handal

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Because I liked you better Than suits a man to say, It irked you, and I promised To throw the thought away. ~ Because I Liked You, by A.E. Housman Read by @nandanky.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #QueerPoetry

Because I Liked You, by A.E. Housman

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Some men like Jack and some like Jill I'm glad I like them both but still I wonder if this freewheeling Really is an enlightened thing, ~ Dubious, by Vikram Seth Read by @zigzackly.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #IndianPoetry #QueerPoetry

Dubious, by Vikram Seth

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Take my shirt off and go in there to do puja ? No thanks. Not me. But you go right ahead if that's what you want to do. ~ Makarand, by Arun Kolatkar Read by L. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #IndianPoetry

Makarand, by Arun Kolatkar

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Peter G @zigzackly.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Poetry Circle’s cabinet of poetry books at the People’s Free Reading Room and Library. All books donated by PC members.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Beirut nigaar-e-bazm-e-jahaan Beirut badil-e-baagh-e-jinaan Bachchon ki hasti aankhon ke Jo aaine chaknachoor hue Ab unke sitaaron ki lau se Is shahar ki raatein roushan hai ~Ek Naghma Karbala-e-Beirut Ke Liye by Faiz Ahmed Faiz Read by Shiva #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Ek Naghma Karbala-e-Beirut Ke Liye, by Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Show us your poetry books?

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

It is day infinity of everyone wanting me dead. People are having fun bringing lemon squares and automatic artillery to the anti-trans community meetings. ~ Having a Great Time Being Transgender in America Lately by @jackiesabbagh.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #QueerPoetry #TransPoetry

Having A Great Time Being Transgender In America Lately, by Jackie Sabbagh

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I have studied the tight curls on the back of your neck moving away from me beyond anger or failure your face in the evening schools of longing through mornings of wish and ripen we were always saying goodbye ~ Movement Song, by Audre Lorde Read by Amrita #PoetryInParks #Poetry #QueerPoetry

Movement Song, by Audre Lorde

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The soldier boy was sitting calmly underneath that tree. As I approached it, I could see him beckoning to me. The battle had been long and hard and lasted through the night ~ Small Pain in my Chest, by Michael Mack Read by Garima. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Small Pain in my Chest, by Michael Mack

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Never,' said my father, 'Never cut a pomegranate through the heart. It will weep blood. Treat it delicately, with respect. ~ How to Cut a Pomegranate, by Imtiaz Dharker Read by Kartik Sharma. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #IndianPoetry

How to Cut a Pomegranate, by Imtiaz Dharker

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

None of the many houses I lived in concern me. After the third house I lost interest, but lately my organs and body parts have been complaining of unexplainable ailments. ~ My House, by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat Read by @mumbaipaused.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #PalestinianPoetry

My House, by Maya Abu Al-Hayyat

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Mother says there are locked rooms inside all women; kitchen of lust, bedroom of grief, bathroom of apathy. Sometimes the men - they come with keys, and sometimes, the men - they come with hammers. ~ The House, by Warsan Shire Read by Atika #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

The House, by Warsan Shire

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

My heart feels the way a wound does as it begins to heal kind of itchy around the edges with a buzz of new pink skin growing to close the gaps ~ Let Fall to the Ground, by Keath Silva Read by Dan. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Let Fall to the Ground, by Keath Silva

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I knew her well, of course -- serene undulation of blue mulmul, wrist serrated by thin gold bangle, gentle convexity of mole on upper right arm and high arched foot -- better than I knew myself. ~ When Landscape Becomes Woman by Arundhathi Subramaniam Read by Sudheesh #PoetryinParks #IndianPoetry

When Landscape Becomes Woman, by Arundhathi Subramaniam

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Through all hopes that keep us brave, Farther off or nigher, Love me for the house and grave, And for something higher. ~ A Man's Requirements, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning Read by Susmita Srivastava #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

A Man's Requirements, by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

My father died defending our home, our village, our country. ~ Betrayal, by Tenzin Tsundue Read by Sukrity Gogoi. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #TibetanPoetry #IndianPoetry

Betrayal, by Tenzin Tsundue

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our 32nd meet is in a Vashi park on 30th May, at 5 p.m. To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com by Saturday morning.

The Poetry in Parks logotype, a purple circle within which are the words ‘Poetry in Parks’ in pink letters in the Aclonica typeface, appears at left of and above centre. To the right, and below centre, is another smaller purple circle, and within it, in the same typeface, is the info for the meet: Vashi, 5:00 p.m., 30 May. The background of the frame is the same pink as the lettering.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I wake and find myself in love: And this one time I do not doubt. I only fear, and wander out To hold long parley with a dove. ~ The Garden, by Dom Moraes Read by Menka Shivdasani. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #IndianPoetry

The Garden, by Dom Moraes

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You’ve got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you’ve got to burn away all the peripherals. ~ Sylvia Plath #PoetsOnPoetry

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Yet, God, I want to talk to everybody I can as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night... ~ from the journals of Sylvia Plath read by Garima S. #poetryinparks

[Extract from The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath]

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Clownlike, happiest on your hands, Feet to the stars, and moon-skulled, Gilled like a fish. A common-sense Thumbs-down on the dodo’s mode. ~ You're, by Sylvia Plath Read by Saundarya. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

You're, by Sylvia Plath

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I wrote a good omelet...and ate a hot poem... after loving you Buttoned my car...and drove my coat home...in the rain... ~ I Wrote A Good Omelet, by Nikki Giovanni Read by @zigzackly.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

I Wrote A Good Omelet, by Nikki Giovanni

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

It must seem like we sought to leave you nothing but benzene, mercury, the stomachs of seagulls rippled with jet fuel and plastic. You probably doubt that we were capable of joy, but I assure you we were. ~ Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now, by Matthew Olzmann #PoetryInParks #Poetry

Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now, by Matthew Olzmann

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I chaos like a motherfucker. Ain’t no one can chart me. All the other planets, they think I’m annoying. They think I’m an escaped moon, running free. ~ Pluto Shits on the Universe, by Fatimah Asghar Read by @wordylocks.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem

Pluto Shits on the Universe, by Fatimah Asghar

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IdeaSmith @ideasmithy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

If any of you know know Mona Zote, the Mizo poet who wrote this, please pass on my appreciation. I came across her poem in 'These My Words' by Eunice D’souza and Melanie Silgardo. I did a reading of this poem for @poetryinparks.bsky.social hoping to direct others to her work.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

-Poetry must be raw like a side of beef, should drip blood, remind you of sweat and dusty slaughter and the epidermal crunch and the sudden bullet to the head. ~What Poetry Means to Ernestina In Peril by Mona Zote Read by @ideasmithy.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #IndianPoetry

What Poetry Means to Ernestina In Peril, by Mona Zote

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Your body is away from me but there is a window open from my heart to yours. ~ The Window, by Rumi Read by Priyadarshini #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #AsianPoetry youtu.be/UyIFEAAp47E?...

The Window, by Rumi

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Six billion tons sounds impossible until I consider how it is to swallow grief— just a teaspoon and one might as well have consumed a neutron star. ~ Watching My Friend Pretend Her Heart Isn't Breaking, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Read by Saundarya. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry

Watching My Friend Pretend Her Heart Isn't Breaking, by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

They vanish as abruptly as they appear, busy perfecting the art of truancy when they send you away to school. ~ Parents, by Arundhathi Subramaniam Read by Sukrity G. #PoetryInParks #Poetry #SpokenPoetry #MayIReadYouAPoem #IndianPoetry #AsianPoetry

Parents, by Arundhathi Subramaniam

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

As we come marching, marching, in the beauty of the day, A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill-lofts gray Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses, For the people hear us singing ~ Bread & Roses by James Oppenheim Read: @zigzackly.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #LabourDay

Bread and Roses, by James Oppenheim

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Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Our 31st meet is in a Belapur park on 2nd May, at 5:30 p.m. (later than usual, sandwiched between late afternoon sun and late evening mosquito squadrons). To get the map location, calendar invitation, and suggested theme, please write to us at poetry.in.parks.nm @ gmail dot com by Saturday morning.

The Poetry in Parks logotype, a purple circle within which are the words ‘Poetry in Parks’ in pink letters in the Aclonica typeface, appears at top, right of centre.Towards the bottom, and slightly to the left, is another smaller purple circle, and within it, in the same typeface, is the info for the meet: Belapur, 5:30 p.m., 2 May. The background of the frame is the same pink as the lettering.

Poetry in Parks @poetryinparks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

-why speak of meat or beef, when the aftertaste of talk is not just a threat of televised gang-rape, but a village gathering to slaughter a man- A Poem On Not Writing Poems, by Meena Kandasamy Read by @zigzackly.bsky.social #PoetryInParks #Poetry #DalitHistoryMonth #DalitPoetry #AmbedkarJayanti

A Poem On Not Writing Poems, by Meena Kandasamy

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