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Ram Krishna Singh
Ram Krishna Singh
[R.K.Singh] (31 December 1950 / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
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Brought up and educated in Varanasi, India I was, till recently, a university professor teaching English language skills to students of earth and mineral sciences. I have authored over 160 research articles and 170 book reviews in journals in all over the world.
I have been writing poems in English for over four decades and am widely anthologised and published in various journals and ezines.
New Indian English Poetry: An Alternative Voice: R.K.Singh (ed: I.K. Sharma,2004) and R.K.Singh’s Mind and Art: A Symphony of Expressions (ed: Rajni Singh,2011) are two comprehensive critical presentations of my creativity since the 1970s.
My latest books of poetry include Sense and ... more »
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Ram Krishna Singh Poems
Banaras
1
The river flows through the woods
grown in Banares in centuries
down this terrace they say... more »
Snakes: A Haiku Sequence
Sunny morning:
a snake slides through the fence... more »
A Tribute
The world is too big
& my share seems so small
thank God my name’s alive
on the net they can find... more »
Don't Care
Appearances cheat
so what?... more »
No I Won't
depressed mount of sun
and feeble supporting lines-
will i die unknown?
left rotting in the sand... more »
Noisy Silence
unemptied
the cup of remorse-
begging bowl
before the dumb deity... more »
Naked Children
Naked children crowd
as I pass through the alleys
between smelly slums:
dogs bark to alert them to... more »
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Snakes: A Haiku Sequence
Sunny morning:
a snake slides through the fence
looking for a prey
Full of silt
the Ganga overflows:
snakes under the waves
Raises its hood
a cobra in water:
algae criss-cross
Searching reason
in the labyrinthine pattern:
snakes in courtyard
Avoids searching
mushroom in the crowded green-
snake on the fence
Searches thorn apples
to propitiate lingam:
snake in sanctum
A snake's tail
coils round a sweet
in the box
Smells a snake
in the wet grass-
her smile
Rises with ...
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