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Basudhara Roy

Basudhara Roy

Basudhara Roy teaches English at Karim City College affiliated to Kolhan University, Chaibasa. Her work is featured/upcoming in The Yearbook of Indian English Poetry, Lucy Writers Platform, Berfrois, Geetanjali and Beyond, RIC Journal, Café Dissensus, The Aleph Review, Mad in Asia, The Poetry Society of India, Muse India, Setu and Triveni among others. Her recent (second) collection of poems is Stitching a Home (New Delhi: Red River, 2021). She loves, rebels, writes and reviews from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsSeptember 20, 2025<September 20, 2025

Star-Trek

We climb into darkness, windswept mares in hand, as lights fade into endless, weightless light.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJune 17, 2023<June 30, 2023

Orison For My Sons

Here’s a beautiful poem about parenting that pulls your heartstrings.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsNovember 5, 2022<November 22, 2022

Praise For The Subaltern

Here’s a powerful poem in praise of the abandoned subaltern. Read it.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsJune 18, 2022<June 23, 2022

Diphthong Of Desire

Desire is a strange creature. It’s hard to tame, impossible to extinguish. It speaks to you in many tongues—so clearly and persistently–slowly redefining the idea of you.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsFebruary 26, 2022<June 23, 2022

Book/Lover

Basundhara’s poem is a delightful word play, juxtaposing books & lovers.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsNovember 20, 2021<January 5, 2022

November Prayer

Seasons–cyclic, organic, unrushed–pay their respects on time, every time, for as long as we are bestowed with the gift of life. Here’s a prayer in verse.

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Art & Poetry, Latest PostsAugust 14, 2021<March 17, 2023

Monsoon Ghazal

A romantic, sensuous & beautiful poem perfect a monsoon evening. Enjoy reading.

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