Srinjay Chakravarti
Hills of White Horseson the sand,
strands of spittle
abandoned by the ocean's lips:time's spoondrift, perfumed,
sprays its atomizer
on moons scarred by tides.trawling the waves,
casting their silver nets
traceried with coconut frondage,their boats slick with starlight,
bare-bodied fishermen drag
their catch seined with sleepless nightsup a terrain of foam and wind
to the summit of purple thunderheads.
Bio:
Srinjay Chakravarti is a journalist, economist and poet on the editorial staff of an international newspaper based in Calcutta, India. Born in Calcutta in 1973, he graduated with honours in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. His work has appeared in such publications as Eclectica Magazine, The Pedestal Magazine and Brazzil Magazine. His first book of poems Occam's Razor (Writers Workshop, Calcutta) received the SALT literary award from John Kinsella and an Australian literary trust in 1995.
