Category Archives: India

Sunday morning

Posted on November 4, 2012 by James Steerforth

For S. A tidal sound wave of the Italian airforce flying formations woke us at eight forty-five today The office is as messy as usual, its effect on my writing and other parameters yet to be examined as to creative … Continue reading →

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Kamala Das passed away

Posted on June 2, 2009 by James Steerforth

Kamala Das, one of India’s eminent poets, passed away. Continue reading →

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Kashi

Posted on March 30, 2009 by James Steerforth

Upon flighty arrival in Kashi I felt myself sequestered in a clay pot … Continue reading →

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From Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore

Posted on March 14, 2009 by James Steerforth

I knew not then that it was / so near, that it was mine, and that / this perfect sweetness had / blossomed in the depth of my / own heart. Continue reading →

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Tell me about something that will stay forever

Posted on May 10, 2008 by James Steerforth

“Like, will you stay forever?” Nutan said. “I’ll try. But eventually I’ll have to go. And you might have to go before that.” “Where would I go?” “Study, for example. At a school in some other town.” “I would never … Continue reading →

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Another Adam

Posted on March 6, 2008 by James Steerforth

In her suggestion for this week’s Totally Optional Prompts, the theme of which is A different voice, Tiel Aisha Ansari quotes several poems for inspiration. They include a translation of Adam by Federico García Lorca. I’m letting Jackson Browne speak … Continue reading →

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Here, there, everywhere

Posted on February 27, 2008 by James Steerforth

I look across the small Neckar at dusk, and it is like an apology for what we failed to accomplish on these shores. You are away in distant Bengal, where I now imagine I’m drifting down the scintillating expanse of … Continue reading →

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I won’t go back with you

Posted on January 12, 2008 by James Steerforth

No, I simply will not go back there, to that loud clearing that saw oblivion. Not in a lifetime, not with you. Never with you. – Leonard Blumfeld (© 2008) Author’s note A diamond-shaped fibonacci poem based on raga patdip … Continue reading →

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Richard Gere has a thing for Shilpa Shetty

Posted on April 22, 2007 by James Steerforth

It’s overwhelmingly clear that the American star, trying to do his affectionate and charming best, likes the Indian actress. But the storm of outrage this provoked in India! Here’s an in-depth report at Shadmia’s World.

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