Bloviation Ruptured sense of self finds direction when He maps it for me. I’m convinced it’s Him: This is a function of faith. In lightlessness He ushers in the lamp of lines. Unsettled moorings prod wanton moves. In dispassion, my inmost lines show up. Rigid abidance by the rules gifts poetry its pliancy. A poem shouldn’t be polyped: It must not run all over the page.
Sanjeev Sethi has authored seven books of poetry. His latest is Wrappings in Bespoke (The Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK, August 2022). He has been published in over thirty countries. His poems have found a home in more than 400 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He edited Dreich Planet #1, for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by The Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. In 2023, he won the First Prize in a Poetry Competition by the prestigious National Defence Academy, Pune, during its 75thanniversary in the “family members category.” He lives in Mumbai, India.
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