Poetry at Sangam
Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.
Note: This poem-sequence using the classical Japanese waka-form was initially written as a site-specific piece of creative work mapping the geographical terrain of Mr O P Jain’s Sanskriti Foundation on the outskirts of Delhi. The overall production includes collaborative work by British artists — Jenny Lewis and Frances Kiernan — involving innovative theatre, composed original music, art, collographs, book sculpture, experimental photography, digital video projection, and performance.
AMALTAS
choka
broken pillars lie
defeated, scattered around
aimlessly in mud —
different lengths retelling
different stories.
huddled in a heap amid
a weathered concrete
grave, Amaltas germinates
bringing life to the ruins.
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