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it’s a monolith, thought the gull alighting on her shoulder a monument, mused the spirit whistling through her walls a pillar, whispered the wind twirling ‘round her limbs a village, revealed the crier surveying her space a forest, roared the … Continue reading
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Woman Of Stride
With flowers her belly And buds her breasts Waves her legs And breeze her arms With the moon her heart The stars her heartbeat The night her eyes And rivers her dreams The woman strides Into the unknown … Continue reading
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Ghazal
Lately I have heard a ghazal being described by some poets as a series of disjointed thoughts. They follow this up with free-verse poems of disjointed thoughts. This is not just a simplistic distortion of this centuries old sophisticated art … Continue reading
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Many a Moment Ago
Many a Moment Ago It was a “whatever happened to…” moment. Someone who had followed my “acting career” in Delhi once upon a time, asked me for an interview. Turned out the “someone”, Sharad Dutt, was now a prominent media … Continue reading
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The Pilot Light
the pilot light is still burning igniting decades of dormant elements I was borne by you my mind inscribed with words you whispered flesh imprinted with waves of your caress skin engraved by the ripples of a warm lake I … Continue reading
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The Unfolding Panel
Holly Briesmaster and I are working in tandem on an upcoming exhibition featuring her fans and my panel paintings. The exhibition will be on at Gallery Hittite from November 5th to the 20th, with the opening reception taking place over … Continue reading
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Culture Cloaked in Religion
Looking at the glorious confidence of a woman whose only coverings are her jewels and her hair, and whose sole props are a tablet and a pen, I wondered where it all went wrong. The change in this woman over … Continue reading
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The Art of Colour
Many years ago I was advised by a supervisor at work that grey and navy were more appropriate for work than fuchsia or turquoise blue. That was before the fashion gurus gave their blessings to bright colours and proclaimed that … Continue reading
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An Objective Review
When Sudhir sent me a critique of my paintings, I wondered how much stock to put in it. While he was a respected journalist and art critic, could his view on my paintings and poetry be tainted by love? I … Continue reading
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We Are Canadian
A former American and now a proud Canadian once remarked that it is kind of pathetic to bash Americans simply to define a Canadian. Perched next to a giant, perhaps this is premised on a “look at me, look at … Continue reading
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