English Poetic Voices From The Northeast Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Is there anything like English poetic voices
From the south,
The north or the west of India
Or voices from the northeast?

Even if there are poets,
They cannot be called born,
But made,
Just poetic voices in the making,
Had there been, we would have heard definitely.

Just after reading K.R.S.Iyengar’s history book,
The poetical people are trying their best
To come through this politics
Of the subaltern,
Which is just a platform to highlight them.

The unknown, common voices are trying their utmost best
To avail of the opportunity
To call themselves poets and poetesses,
Had there been, we would have,
Would have heard about definitely.

Before calling yourselves new voices,
Tell you about the Naga sadhus,
The cultural ambassadors of the northeast to the rest of India,
The angst and bewilderment of the northern area mother
Standing aghast and awe-struck to know about
The sudden leaving of his son
As for Kamrupa-Kamakhya
As for to excel in tantra-sadhna.

And she suspicious of the long and tedious journey,
Crossing through the difficult terrains and territories,
Full of aboriginal tribes and wild beasts
Unto the temple
Of the weird tantrikas
And bizarre rituals
And doubting,
Will he come back again,
Come back again?