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Turning points and Other Poems

By Kashiana Singh Turning points silverfish darning holes in language doppelganger the caesura between death and I repotting I dig deep into dirt standing atop a disemboweled earth many limbed durga moon shapes remaking of old habits sleeping town a window lights up at dusk Menopausal the insect inside its amber, a womb sharpness of tongue, an unleashing weeping wisteria bleeds blue,…

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Inventory

I read about this woman, for 7 years she photographed every object in her home, documenting details, down to dance of dust mites, crisp onion skins, connecting bitter receding days to crunchy nights, uncooked dishes, brass rhythm of bared pasts, sipping at her own presence, stars swallowing silence, receiving presence of frayed walls, eye to eye, fingers to hands, thighs to tears, smiles to…

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Kashiana Singh's chapbook Crushed Anthills by Yavanika Press is a journey through 10 cities. Her newest full-length collection, Woman by the Door was released in Feb 2022 with Apprentice House Press.

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Book Review: Woman by the door by Kashiana Singh

Book Review: Woman by the door by Kashiana Singh

I’m reading ‘Women by the door’ by my virtual friend and poet, Kashiana Singh. I bought this book sometime in March and I read a few poems as soon as I got the book. I loved the ones I read so much, that I decided I would read one a day so I could savour each poem, allow it to marinate in my heart and my head and see which ones remained with me long after I had read them and then accordingly…

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#bookreview #indianpoems #losspoems #lovepoems #memory #nostalgia #poetrybook #sikh #womenpoems

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30 Essays on The Best Words in the Best Order, 2021 Edition

We did it. Thirty articles in just over 30 days, on many different aspects of poetry, from themes and contrasts to structure, meter, and rhyme, to metaphors and patterns, to breaking things down and building them back up, from expansive views to introspection. I hope you had a chance to enjoy at least some of the articles. If you didn’t, just a reminder that all 30 are archived on https://facebook.com/theotherpages and https://theotherpages.tumblr.com. I will comment that more of you may be Facebook users, but Tumbler is way better at indexing and presenting than Facebook. The Other Pages is also beautifully presented on Tumblr.

Sincere thanks to Kashiana Singh and Nelson Howard Miller for their help. We were without the services of Bob and Robin this year. Nelson actually did his articles while recovering from Covid, and Kashiana while moving across the country and participating in her amazing stream of other events.

The podcasts were a new experience for me, though Kashiana had done it before. They are archived on https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis.

For the record, while tallies continue, we will probably finish up with over 12,000 reads this year, and over 1,200 reactions and comments on Facebook. The most read article featured Maria Nazos and a poem about domestic abuse. Second place was a poem by Ladan Osman on a child’s perspective of racial disparities. Third place was Kashiana’s commentary on Laila Chatti.

This year’s pieces also focused more heavily on contemporary poets. This was educational and highly enjoyable for me, including the opportunity to listen to, meet, talk with, and even get to know some of the poets featured. Please note that the “other” Kashiana, Kashiana Sharma, does not exist. She is one of the virtual residents of The Republic of Dreams.

Yes, we’ll probably do this again next year (“Yay! We’re being renewed for another season!”), but I think I’ll need to draft some additional editorial help.If you’d like to volunteer, let me know.

A catalog of this year’s episodes is included below. If you’ve liked any of this, please SHARE on your favorite social media platform.

--Steve Spanoudis.

1. Denise Levertov - The Room

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-01---Denise-Levertov-etm13r

2. Molly Peacock - The Flaw

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-02---Molly-Peacock-ettvmq

3. Terence Degnan - the yes no

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-03-Terence-Degnan-eu2bvk

4. Vassar Miller - Without Ceremony - article by Nelson Howard Miller

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-03-Vassar-Miller-eu49ut

5. Ladan Osman - The Key

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-05-Ladan-Osman-eu5vmv

6. Pat Mora - Curandera

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-06-Pat-Mora-eu65og

7. Maria Nazos - Waitress in a Small Town Seaside Tavern

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-07-Maria-Nazos-eubgl1

8. Hayden Carruth - The Ravine - article by Nelson Howard Miller

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-08-Hayden-Carruth-eublto

9. Eaven Borland - Becoming Anne Bradstreet

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-09-Eavan-Borland-eucpuc

10. Tishani Doshi - The Day We Went to the Sea

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-10-Tishani-Doshi-eul1fc

11. Yolanda Wisher - sonnet w/ cooking lexicon

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-11-Yolanda-Wisher-eun0hl

12. Laila Chatti - Deluge - article by Kashiana Singh

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-12-Leila-Chatti-eun4c5

13. Tina Cane - Some Kinds of Fire

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-01---Tina-Cane--Anna-Akhmatova-euriuc

14. Richard Blanco - La Florida Room

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-14---Richard-Blanco-eutlfj

15. Michael Hamburger - Grape and Nut Letter - article by Nelson Howard Miller

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-15-Michael-Hamburger-euv861

16. Ted Kooser - In the Basement of the Goodwill Store

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-16---Ted-Kooser-ev0jd3

17. Keorapetse William Kgositsile - Anguish Longer Than Sorrow

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-17-Keorapetse-William-Kgositsile-ev40s

18. Melissa Balmain - Love Poem

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-18-Melissa-Balmain-ev653a

19. Kazim Ali - The Voice of Sheila Chandra - article by Kashiana Singh

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-19-The-gleaming-work-of-Kazim-Ali---The-Voice-of-Sheila-Chandra-ev7kld

20. Nora Dauenhauer - Amelia’s FIrst Ski Run

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-20-Nora-Marks-Dauenhauer-ev8fum

21. Vona Groarke - Still Life in Marble

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-21-Vona-Groarke-evaoi4

22. Kashiana Sharma (f) - The View from Above

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-22-Kashiana-Sharma-fictional-evek5o

23. Fred Marchant - This is What the Mind Does

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-23-Fred-Marchant-evism2

24. Michael Torres - Because My Brother Knows Why They Call Them “County Blues,” but Won’t Tell Me Why

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-24-Michael-Torres-evlgs6

25. Khaled Mattawa - Bedtime Reading for the Unborn Child

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-25-Khaled-Mattawa-evn34c

26. Rita Dove - Dusting

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-26---Rita-Dove-evpoaa

27. Rainer Maria Rilke - Go to the limits of your longing - article by Kashiana Singh

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/20201-NPM-27---JoJo-Rabbit-and-Rainer-Maria-Rilke-e100ihe

28. Naomi Shihab Nye - You are Your Own State Department

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-28-Naomi-Shihab-Nye-e104bk7

29. Yonatan Berg - Unity

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-29-Yonatan-Berg-e106cpl

30. Jane Hirshfield - Three Foxes by the Edge of the Field at Twilight

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-30-Jane-Hirshfield-e106jed

The full text of all articles is available at The Other Pages mirrors

on Facebook: https://facebook.com/theotherpages

And Tumblr: https://theotherpages.tumblr.com

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#national poetry month #napowrimo #2021 #the other pages #theotherpages.org #Nelson Howard Miller #Kashiana Singh #steve spanoudis

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Poem by Kashiana Singh

Poem by Kashiana Singh

  Mr. Zuckerberg, you don’t know?

It was a simple yes or no question you stuttered and muttered                                    while the ticker on your page barely kept up with the silence pauses

she had you for dinner and also, for dessert that congresswoman                                          her verified profile counts a spike in fans, we know for sure her net likes, are people who do…

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[moastories]

In the image of my mother

By: Kashiana Singh

In the image of my mother

I can bask in the sunshine of

of watching my mother halt

her day—

after she was done carving

meaning into our lives

as she etched our days

with syntax

of lunch boxes

with storytelling

under whirring fans

with petulant warmth

of a fresh casserole

with newly learned

dessert platters, sweet

with nights offered on

her lap, birth scents

with lessons crafted

from filigree of aches

with mystery found

in garnet drops, shapely

with clicking tic tac

of long knitting needles

with bookshelves

encased in first words

I remember relishing a few moments

of crying into her diaphragm

listening—

her voice a clasp around our lives

her hair swirled in a prosaic bun

shaped like a cloud, introspecting

she came alive, play-acting scenes

from famous silent movies

I half remember relishing her voice

sashaying into our bland rooms as

it hummed, sang, scolded or stayed

just stayed. silently.

I indulge, in remnants of her fading image

palpable, the pot boils over as if rebuking

me, I roll up my

hair into a rare bun

her syllables inhabiting me

from an unnamed distance.

About the author: When Kashiana is not writing, she lives to embody her TEDx talk theme of Work as Worship into her every day. She currently serves as Managing Editor for Poets Reading the News. Her newest full-length collection, Woman by the Door is coming out in 2022 with Apprentice House Press. 

#Motherofallstories #asianamericanwomen #asianamerica #mothering #poetry #memories #womenwriters

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NPM Virtual Poetry Festival at The Other Pages

Coming in April, our annual poetry series with articles by Bob Blair, Kashiana Singh, (Nelson) Howard Miller, and Steve Spanoudis.

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To take a peek at last year's series:

https://theotherpages.tumblr.com/archive/2020/4

#national poetry month #napowrimo #2021 #poems #poem #poetry #poets #the other pages #theotherpages.org

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"Normal Haiku" by Kashiana Singh https://wp.me/p7dbSF-8Hh via @rattlemag

#haiku

[shereewrites]

Happy Thursday, Friends. I wanted to share a poem, one if three just published in 2020 Setu Mag Western Voices. The new issue is free to read by visiting the link below. https://www.setumag.com/2020/04/Western-Voices-2020-Outlar.html There are forty-five incredible poets who contributed their work to this issue. ❤❤❤❤ Adrian Cedric Rogers, Alan Britt, Alicia Mathias, Alyssa Trivett, Amanda McLeod, Ann Christine Tabaka, Anthony Howling, Beth Gordon, Božidar Vasiljević, Brian Rihlmann, Bruce Boston, Carl Scharwath, Chani Zwibel Butler, Danijela Trajković, Donna Snyder, Don Beukes, Douglas Cole, Duane Vorhees, Dustin Pickering, Elisabeth Ferrell Horan, Gary Lundy, Heath Brougher, Hedy Sabbagh Habra, J.K. Winters, John Drudge, Kashiana Singh, Kathy Ellis, Lb Sedlacek, Lauren Roberts, Lee Ballentine, Linda Imbler, María Castro Dominguez, Marianne Szlyk, Mari Deweese, Matt Duggan, Mela Blust, Michael Lee Johnson, Michael Burke, Mihaela Melnic, Mysti Milwee, Robert Maddox-Harle, Robin Wyatt Dunn, Ryan Quinn Flanagan, Sheree La Puma, and Z.M. Wise. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5PbTMhVYR/?igshid=1rk3ykxt0wrwf

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Souvenirs • Kashiana Singh http://dlvr.it/R1w4vc • Best Poetry http://dlvr.it/R1w4vc

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2021 Podcasts, Part 3

A reminder that all of the articles from this year’s poetry series are available as a podcast. Search on “Steve Spanoudis” to find all the episodes on iTunes, Anchor, Breaker, Spotify, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic and PocketCast. If you like the articles, please share.

Here are direct links to individual episodes on Anchor.fm:

22. Kashiana Sharma (f) - The View from Above

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-22-Kashiana-Sharma-fictional-evek5o

23. Fred Marchant - This is What the Mind Does

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-23-Fred-Marchant-evism2

24. Michael Torres - Because My Brother Knows Why They Call Them “County Blues,” but Won’t Tell Me Why

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-24-Michael-Torres-evlgs6

25. Khaled Mattawa - Bedtime Reading for the Unborn Child

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-25-Khaled-Mattawa-evn34c

26. Rita Dove - Dusting

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-26---Rita-Dove-evpoaa

27. Rainer Maria Rilke - Go to the limits of your longing - article by Kashiana Singh

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/20201-NPM-27---JoJo-Rabbit-and-Rainer-Maria-Rilke-e100ihe

28. Naomi Shihab Nye - You are Your Own State Department

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-28-Naomi-Shihab-Nye-e104bk7

29. Yonatan Berg - Unity

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-29-Yonatan-Berg-e106cpl

30. Jane Hirshfield - Three Foxes by the Edge of the Field at Twilight

https://anchor.fm/steve-spanoudis/episodes/2021-NPM-30-Jane-Hirshfield-e106jed

The full text of all articles is available at The Other Pages mirrors

on Facebook: https://facebook.com/theotherpages

And Tumblr: https://theotherpages.tumblr.com

(scroll down for content on either page)

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Wednesday Poetry

I recently learned (embarrassed to say recently) that poet Kai Coggin has been hosting a weekly poetry open mic night for (a very long time). Kai (3rd Image) for most of the past year has been coordinating it from her home near Hot Springs, Arkansas.  

I recommend listening in. Kai’s work has a clarity that makes it both an enjoyable and worthwhile listening experience, as does her voice, her delivery, and the skill with which she curates the series. 

If you would like to listen to the most recent session: 

https://www.facebook.com/theotherpages/posts/10158346212234930

Will link you to The Other Pages article on Facebook, from which you can listen to the January 20th session or follow links to past material and future dates.

--Steve

#poetry #poem #poet #kai coggin #kashiana singh #juan hererra #the other pages #theotherpages.org #wednesday #live #event #camille dungy

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World Poetry Day 2020 (plus a day)

Well, it is the day after World Poetry Day (WPD), but I think we can still mark the event. We're a little over a week from starting our April essay series, although, since so many people are in quarantine around the world in one form or another, we may start a little early to give them something else to think about besides infectious disease statistics and bloviating faces on the telly. Please, by the way, observe all recommendations for social distancing and cleanliness. I have been watching the statistics and more effort is needed.

In recognition of WPD, I would be remiss if I did not point you toward something worth thoughtful reading. 

I will take this opportunity to highlight an article featuring three poems by one of this year's contributors, Kashiana Singh, in the April 2019 edition of Modern Poetry.

https://www.modernliterature.org/2019/04/15/poems-kashiana-singh/

While the first two pieces are perhaps more topical in light of common fears and confinement, I suggest the third poem, Coexistence, whose atmospherics and observations may take you away from your worries of the moment, and immerse you in a place of complex, richly sensory existence elsewhere.

--Steve

#world poetry day #national poetry month #2020 #poem #poems #poet #poets #poetry #verse #the other pages #thetherpages.org #kashiana #singh #kashiana singh

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Celebrating The Best Words in the Best Order: National Poetry Month 2020

[Cover Photo: A sampling of voices from 2017-2019 National Poetry Month Essays]

Most countries celebrate the arts and letters in some form or other. For poetry, countries sometimes designate a day or a week or a month to recognize “the best words in the best order.”  The Other Pages follows the American calendar, and has celebrated National Poetry Month in April for the last three years - so we’re about three weeks and change from the starting gate for 2020. We’re looking forward to number four (keep your fingers crossed). And while most countries focus on their national poets, since this page has readers from essentially all countries that have internet access, ours is a broader scope.

This project is an exercise in many things - planning, research, looking for insights, working out social media logistics between Google, Facebook and Tumblr, and above all, writing. Helping out once again are two of our associate editors:  retired English Professor (Nelson) Howard Miller in Georgia and retired Programmer Bob Bair in Texas. We also have Educator / Equestrian / Artist / Author / Poet Robin Martin Berard from Florida joining us once again, and we have a new addition:  poet Kashiana Singh from Chicago. 

The plan is to field thirty articles on the nature and impact of poetry, how it helps us express thought and emotions, understand the world around us, and deal with both the simplest and the most profound things imaginable. As Managing Editor I will be contributing multiple articles, and this year I am making a special effort to ensure we have a greater diversity of theme, and voice than ever before. That means that many of the selected poets are new to me, and while I enjoy the old and familiar, I especially enjoy the excitement of exploring the words and perspectives of someone new.

Feel free to look back at the articles from past years. I will point you to the archival copies on Tumblr rather than facebook, since Tumblr has a much better indexing system:

2017 Articles

2018 Articles

2019 Articles

As a brief sampling, here are articles on

Ulysses, Glass Marbles, The Animals in that Country, and A Face in the Crowd.

As always, for deeper browsing, the original collection of works that started this online effort is available at

Poet’s Corner.

All for now,--

Steve Spanoudis  

#national poetry month #poetry month #april #poet #poem #poets #poems #poetry #essays #event #the other pages #theotherpages.org #howard miller #bob blair #robin berard #kashiana singh #steve spanoudis