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triveni spotlight : 7 may

triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY! hosts: Teji Sethi and Kala Ramesh guest editor: Jenny Ward Angyal

theme: Earthsongs



bind my body

with spanworm silk

lay me down

in a shaded garden

until I turn to earth


—Debbie Strange

Atlas Poetica Special Feature, August 2019






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Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange
May 31, 2022

Thanks again for including me in this lovely feature, Jenny!

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tanka anya
tanka anya
May 31, 2022
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Dear Debbie, I'm so glad to see you here, and if course you know how I feel about this one among many of your other tanka! love ya, an'ya

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RS
RS
May 08, 2022

Poignant!

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Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange
May 31, 2022
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Thanks kindly, Richa!

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Reid Hepworth
Reid Hepworth
May 07, 2022

Stunning. Hit me in the solar plexus.

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Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange
May 31, 2022
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I'm grateful for your lovely comment, Reid!

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lakshmi iyer
lakshmi iyer
May 07, 2022

'until I turn to earth'

It is phenomenal!!! Debbie, you create such awesome tanka. So perfect.

Goosebumps!!

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Debbie Strange
Debbie Strange
May 31, 2022
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Gosh, thanks so much, Lakshmi!

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lakshmi iyer
lakshmi iyer
May 07, 2022

Beautiful! Loved every line built with such equanimity.

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lakshmi iyer
lakshmi iyer
May 07, 2022
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Yes, thanks much. Sometimes, such things happen.

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