Kedarnath Singh (1934–2018) was a poet, critic, and essayist of Hindi literature. He received the Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honor, in 2013. His anthologies include Abhi Bilkul Abhi, Yahan Se Dekho, Zameen Pak Rahi hai, Akaal Mein Saaras, and Bagh.
Temple in Varanasi / Photo by Saurabh Chatterjee / Flickr
Spring descends on this city
suddenly
and when it does
a whirl of dust rises from Lehartara
or Manduadih
and coats the tongue
of...
Photo: Momoko Morita/Pixabay
The Earth Shall Remain
I’m surethe earth shall remain,if not elsewhere,it shall remain in my bones;as a wood louse lives in the trunk of a tree,as a weevil lives in a see...
Mike Prince, “Black Drongo at Sunrise,” October 7, 2015
Where Would I Go
Where would I goI shall only stay here,
like a handprinton a doorjust to be there,
I’ll be hidden inthe smell of a suitcases...