the odd angles of dissent bamboo grove
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haiku by Geethanjali Rajan; art by Shloka Shankar
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Geethanjali Rajan
Geethanjali Rajan teaches Japanese and English in Chennai, India. She is the author of a book of haikai poetry /longing for sun longing for rain/ (Red River, 2023) and co-author of the ebook /Unexpected Gift/ (Éditions des petits nuages, Canada, 2021) with Sonam Chhoki, Bhutan. She edits haiku at /cattails./ View all posts by Geethanjali Rajan
Lovely—very effective
What a wonderful combination! “Angles” and “dissent” carried me one way, “bamboo” brought me back another, and the image encouraged my mind to go different directions every time I looked at it.
Many thanks for sharing!
In a previous version of this page, and in the email sent to the tinywords mailing list, we misspelled Geethanjali Rajan’s name. I apologize for this mistake!
Stunning art, stunning poem!