Formation (Erasure Poetry)
Formation
(Acknowledgement: This poem written in the genre of ‘Erasure Poetry’ has used the book ‘Indian Pottery’ (2004) by S.K. Mirmira as the Matrix Text.)
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Wings on his Feet, Steel in his Heart
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Tomb of Sand: Love that Defies Definitions and Boundaries
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