Good Read Elsewhere: Subhakar Das's Lorn in Danse Macabre

13 July 2010
Good Read Elsewhere: Subhakar Das's Lorn in Danse Macabre
Writer's name: Subhakar Das
Title of work: Lorn
Genre: poem
Name of magazine/journal: Danse Macabre
Issue: XXXV Revolution

Author's bio: A dentist by training, his work, mostly poetry and short fiction, has appeared in various ezines and local newspapers. When not enamored by the beauty of the Brahmaputra, he is constantly fidgeting about the turmoil in Assam, which forms the basis for his first work of full-length fiction Where the Rain Falls. He currently resides in Guwahati, India.

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Excerpt:
I woke up with a start and realized
I still have hours to my flight. People crowd
The concourse in their hustle for work or home
I turned and saw this girl, red-haired

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