Poetry at Sangam

Poetry at Sangam showcases poetry in English and translations as well as essays on poetics and news of new releases.

the forest outside the city

is bedlam with birdsong
each flashy morning
 
gravid with wolfsong
all the long nights
 
is pathless as a cauldron
hung over a pyre
 
don’t unbolt the gates
warned the mournful breeze
 
keep away from the shadows
mouthed the shadows

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