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Adreyo Sen

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Adreyo Sen is currently a student at Stony Brook, Southampton. He has been published in Danse Macabre, Garbanzo, and Cannon’s Mouth. Read his poems: The Ghost, The Lost Children, and The Despot.

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The Ghost

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Some ghosts we keep close to our hearts. Even if our hearts beat the frenzied beat of raven wings against a cage made of glass. You’re one such ghost, my love. Sometimes I wonder if you were ever real, if … Continue reading →

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The Lost Children

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

The loss of a child is the death of a promise, but also a still-life painting of what could have been, in surreal shades of yellow and red. Children have the unfashionable ambition of becoming firemen and policewomen, maybe even … Continue reading →

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The Despot

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

In the court of my childhood, I was an Oriental despot. My rich robes were my frog-patterned pajamas and my scepter was my sister’s ancient ruler. My sister was my Schezerhade. Captive to my cruel fancies till she turned the … Continue reading →

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