The Rising Phoenix Review posted: " Adríatico I stride across the face of the worldthen stoop to make my shadow small I select the exact right specimen of fossilloosened from the lunar landscape I rise at the ancestors' voices:"I'm not supposed to be living in this time or place… " The Rising Phoenix Review Adríatico By Archana Sridhar The Rising Phoenix Review Dec 19 Adríatico I stride across the face of the world then stoop to make my shadow small I select the exact right specimen of fossil loosened from the lunar landscape I rise at the ancestors' voices: "I'm not supposed to be living in this time or place… am I?" I am stranded without answers come undone in the salt spray I leap from the cliff to swim in the cave of the heart below I ride alongside the octopus, the bream and the other magical creatures of the sea By Archana Sridhar Biography: Archana Sridhar is a university administrator living in Toronto, Canada. An Indian-American woman and mother, Archana focuses her poetry on diaspora lived experience, as well as themes of race, meditation and trauma. She studied at Bard College and Harvard Law School, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Guatemala. Comment Manage your email settings or unsubscribe.

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