Rahul Rai

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Rahul Rai is a poet, playwright. His written plays include Kaali Ghadi, Shoonya Batta Sannata, Daalmoth(shortlisted in Sanhita Manch2017) , Virah(poetry play) , Outer Dilli (developed in Writer's Bloc 4.) #Supernova (opened in june2017 by Indian Ensemble, banglore. Commissioned by Human Trade Network, Germany) . Kebab(selected play in Sanhita Manch2019) . His most recent play is 'Dot Dot Dot'. He has translated plays like 'I want a country' by Andreas Flourakis and 'Avalanche' by Tuncer Cücenoglu in to Hindi. His poem 'Gustakh Abdul' and 'Dark hour' has been translated in English and published in various magzine. He is a visiting faculty of Playwriting at Drama School Mumbai since academic year-2022-23.)

The Best Poem Of Rahul Rai

Orange Are Dreams

Orange are dreams
on their way to the meet stars.

Once upon I pounced upon
a brimming bowl of sweet cold milk and drained it
to its dying drops.

A time I sat my body
hugging the pillars of the courtyard:

the evening clouds
(blackening day) frightened me
but ran away.

And in my fear I ran my body
burrowing into my grandmother's lap.

I am calling the winds again today:

Come you back again.
Make me take me quiet walking
to silent suns so far:
atoms unchain, I you kiss -
the dark vast and glittering.

Sinews distort.
No stillness.

No more stay in your memories!

No more this pretty world!
no more grace to the dead and dissected.

Old dreams you take me with -
sundrop stars I see!

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