Sunday, February 8, 2026

A Tanka by Shloka Shankar

 

they say
no man is an island . . .
I've drifted ashore
one too many times
to know the difference

~

Shloka Shankar is a disabled poet, editor, and visual artist from Bangalore, India.  A Best of the Net nominee and widely published poet, Shloka is the Founding Editor of Sonic Boom and its imprint Yavanika Press. She is the author of the haiku collections The Field of Why and within our somehows, and co-author of the haiga anthology, living in the pause. Website:  www.shlokashankar.com | Instagram:  @shloks23

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