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clock like a fishwife we discourse at large where I do not believe am I
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book interview, contest judge, story exhibition and more updates since I am now in Canada - I have now returned to Canada and am delighted to receive Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine, Literary Review of Canada, New World Poetry (新大陆诗刊）and Epoch Poetr...1 week ago
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Poems online - Hi. Here are some poems of mine published in journals and available to read online. Please click on the links to read. In most cases,…5 years ago
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#11 The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver - A reader recently compared my writing in *Gatekeeper *to Kingsolver’s. My agent was thrilled (what agent wouldn’t be?) while I am less convinced. I think ...
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FOOTPRINTS IN THE BAJRA a "first in Indian writing in English" - INDIAN LITERATURE (IL, 259), the flagship journal of Sahitya Akademi (national academy of letters, India) recently published a nice review to my book "FOOT...
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Farewell, and Thank You. - To our beloved community: Today marks the end of the adventure that has been Lantern Review. Getting to work on the magazine, the blog, our newsletter—all ...3 years ago
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