I wonder if fetuses do get excited. I wouldn’t put it past them. You think they’re putting their feet up in there but they actually don’t stop. You’re probably never busier in your whole life than when you’re a fetus. That’s a medical fact. You can trust me, I’m basically a doctor.
There are only two stories, John Gardner once wrote—a person goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town. Perumal Murugan’s Neduneram (A Long Time) is both.
The Art of Unboxing is a debut collection of poems drawn from a decade of reading, writing and reviewing poetry. The poems move beyond the visible world to explore deeper questions of life, identity, and existence.
Anasuya Basu — Excerpt: It is hard to come back to reality after finishing Girl in White Cotton. It lingers on, absolutely not with a good aftertaste. You are shaken, unnerved, if a little frightened.
Chitra Kalyani — Excerpt: A series of poems trace the body—breasts and spine, eye and tooth—reconciling it with its nature: physical, biological, mortal.
