Tag Archives: India

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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The Maggots

Posted on April 10, 2008 by James Steerforth

At sunset, on the river bank, Krishna Loved her for the last time and left… That night in her husband’s arms, Radha felt So dead that he asked, What is wrong, Do you mind my kisses, love? and she said, … 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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