What I Remember About That Dress
When a cousin asked me to be her bridesmaid,
I shopped for my dress at Bergdorf’s on Fifth Avenue
because Ronni said, Do it for a goof,
her favorite expression that summer.
Tributes
Salmon Shreds in Gravy
Last night I stood in front of the PetSmart cashier an extra five minutes,
both of us stuck, waiting for a madman to move.
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She Had Some Sisters
after Joy Harjo Dedicated to Kashmiri Pandits who faced massacre and exodus from their homeland in 1990. She had some
Indian Poets, Poems, Tributes
Sestina About the Color of a Missing Umbrella
for Monika Ghurde It can be dangerous to accuse men of stealing your umbrellas is what I’ve learnt. This is
Indian Poets, Poems, Tributes
#359, Ganga Hostel
Look now, the hostel is alive, March heat flushing regiments of ants single file, hushed, from dark crevices, over scarred
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Miracles
planting seeds— a departing squirrel stiffens tombstones— a cardinal circles overhead catharsis— every day I miss