rose garden
fragrance filters through
prison windows
Chrysanthemum, 12, October 2012
Pravat Kumar Padhy
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
玫瑰園
花香通過
監獄的窗戶
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
玫瑰园
花香通过
监狱的窗户
Bio Sketch
Born in India, poems widely published and anthologized. Works referred in Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry
etc. Poems awarded high acclamations by Writer’s Guild of India and
Editors’ Choice awards. Pravat Kumar Padhy's Japanese short form of
poetry appeared in many international journals and anthologies. Songs of Love: A celebration is his third collection of verse by Writers Workshop, Calcutta. Featured in The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India, to be published by Hidden Brook Press, Canada, 2014
The haikai twist in L3 makes the contrasts between the two parts of the poem poignant.
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