Monthly Archives: May 2005

Not having much to do in one go. I read poetry. And having found some, I breathe a little easier. These selections are from the Kuruntokai (Tamizh poetry, composed in the first few centuries of CE). 152: Love Is Nourished … Continue reading →

Fritjof Capra says systemic properties are destroyed when a system is dissected, either physically or theoretically, into isolated elements. Agam and Puram. Aristotle says that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. What are my parts and … Continue reading →

I must find a poem in sometime that will crowd my mind, and sit squat in its web to catch thought and other flying objects. Syllables, syntax all tumbling one over the other. Meter, rhyme forgotten, or temporarily abandoned. Find … Continue reading →

It is time to move on from this city to save me and my poetry. This sudden thought was reinforced today morning by bumping into a brilliant prescription for poetry by Raajashekhara in Kaavyamimaamsa. An ideal place to live for … Continue reading →

Jodi tor dak shune keu na ashey Tobey ekla chalo re Saturday night, Sri and I decided to watch Bose, The Forgotten Hero. While studying history at Delhi University, one thing became obvious, and caused constant anger and irritation. That … Continue reading →

Dirty seaface grinning with plastic floating over its nostril and then ears that mostly hear the sound of desperate couples necking. Bombay dives into the dirt and shit flies into the sky And crowded lanes that celebrate claustrophobia and make … Continue reading →

Sign of a night spent in the middle of mental tosses Yawn. In the Dawn. And the tea slips from the cup, in its sleepiness, and blurry is the colour of today. PS – I think I have seen close … Continue reading →