Select Verses

long form, romantic, abstract - bred of ennui and activism alike
Translations

sharing my profound love for Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi
Annual Poems

around the end of every year, its a moment of poignant reflections
Haikus

my inaccurate indulgence in this irresistible poetic form

Saswat Pattanayak 11/30/08 Saswat Pattanayak 11/30/08

Fellow Decent Human Beings...

Shed our blood, or theirs
Lives lost are of human race
War on the East or against the West
Casualty is troubled peace…

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