Frederick Charles Melancon — Excerpt: I can’t pick the beer cans up, but I can change the flow of air just enough to knock over whatever I want.
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MIDAS
Surabhi Katyal — Excerpt: I would never tell anybody about MIDAS and my score. I was sure the result was enough to send me home. And I did not want that.
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Ghosts on the Radio
Damayanti Saha — Excerpt: I could feel Aishwarya Rai’s smile on one note, an eyebrow raised, and excitedly but mistakenly remembered Dola Re.
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A sonnet about a 24K gold plated rack of lamb
Stuti Sinha — Excerpt: Dubai’s a destination for the rich / to spend their money, all without a twitch.
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Fishing without a Bicycle in a Changing Country — Prabal Kumar Basu’s A Fish without a Bicycle
Amlanjyoti Goswami — Excerpt: Prabal Kumar Basu’s book of poetry is a book of whimsical fancy, where surreal realities intersperse with romantic yearning.