After Makeda Bizuneh, The Roofs in the Moonlight
Amlanjyoti Goswami
A thousand moons shine back
A universe in each
Hut with kitchen and kerosene
And kids at homework
The view from the mount
Is a glitter of glass
A light shines inside
To tell those awake
From all who lie dreaming
A tomorrow not yet born
A life outside
Breakfast, lunch and leisure
Fixed wages end of month
A telescope to see the moon.
Amlanjyoti Goswami’s recent collection of poems River Wedding (Poetrywala) has been widely reviewed. His poetry has been published in journals and anthologies around the world. A Best of the Net and Pushcart nominee, his poems have also appeared on street walls in Christchurch, exhibitions in Johannesburg, an e-gallery in Brighton and buses in Philadelphia. He has reviewed poetry for Modern Poetry in Translation and has read in various places, including New York, Delhi and Boston. He grew up in Guwahati, Assam and lives in Delhi.