The urban naturalist
“These poems hold a devotional quality of their own…”
Leeya Mehta reviews ‘Final Cut’, Saleem Peeradina’s fifth collection of poems.
Saleem Peeradina
Hideout
“There is no space small enough/ To contain her in this glass house.”
Weekend poem, by Saleem Peeradina.
The View from Seventy
“The enemy//to watch out for is the one who enters stealthily with unmarked/baggage…” Poem of the Week (July 6), by Saleem Peeradina.
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Mumbai Blues
“…What Mumbai is not, is impersonal. One comes across gracious, courteous, and helpful behavior in what would seem unlikely places.” Saleem Peeradina writes about returning to his “country of origin.”
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