Motif When fullness wasn’t warranted in my writ I sought it in words. Never got into the one-upmanship bid: My fingerprint is prettier than yours. In last night’s outage, a glowfly kept me ticking. During other eclipses, I discovered newer fireflies. Theology led to the thoroughfare: I soaked in its suggestions.
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, an anthology for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. In 2023, he won the first prize in a poetry competition at the prestigious National Defence Academy, Pune. He was recently conferred the 2023 Setu Award for Excellence. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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