Arun Paria
Arun Paria lives in Pune. His poems have been published in The Bombay Literary Magazine, Nether Quarterly, Shiuli, Madras Courier, Heartwood Literary Magazine, Yearbook of Indian Poetry in English 2021, and Indian Literature. He is the founder of the Pune Writers’ Group, a creative community, serving over 2000 writers.
Poems by Arun Paria
A new bride has come, the palanquin has left.
Those who’ve come late — the old viewers: grim.
Brittle-finger mothers measure the skin
of the girl. Her ornaments' weight. Hair. Teeth.
The onlookers grow. This new girl’s laugh —
Those who’ve come late — the old viewers: grim.
Brittle-finger mothers measure the skin
of the girl. Her ornaments' weight. Hair. Teeth.
The onlookers grow. This new girl’s laugh —