Ellipsis Ravneet Bawa

I read two poems by Mary Oliver this week titled - "Mysteries, Yes" and "Percy (Nine)". I have been away for a couple of months and in this time I have been slow reading the volume Devotions - Selected poems by Mary Oliver. Her poems have a way of slipping into your day without attracting any attention, have a way of being on your mind without you explicitly recalling any of the words. Her poems truly are a mood, one that I have been consciously slipping into these busy days in the last two months. So much so that I hope to read at least a few more of her poems from this exceptional volume in the upcoming episodes. Stay tuned :) 
I read the poems from the physical copy of Devotions that I have with me. The poem "Mysteries, Yes" is from her book Evidence, and "Percy (Nine)" is from Dog Songs. 
The host, Ravneet Bawa as - @two_thirds_beneath on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter    Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com  Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.

I read two poems by Nissim Ezekiel this week titled - "Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T. S." and "Jewish Wedding in Bombay". Nissim is an iconic Indian poet, most active in the decades right after India's Independence. I find his poems delightful, raw postcards from a time in Bombay that I haven't seen and know little of. In his work, he often used 'Indian English', a term that raises as many heckles as it amuses. I am in the amused camp. Please listen :)
I read the poems from the All Poetry website - 
https://allpoetry.com/Jewish-Wedding-in-Bombay
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14330576-Goodbye-Party-For-Miss-Pushpa-T.S.-by-Nissim-Ezekiel
The host, Ravneet Bawa as - @two_thirds_beneath on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   
Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com 
Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.

I read a poem by Billy Collins this week titled - "Advice to Writers". It's a short and clear poem that lays out a day in the life of a writer and how he creates the space outside and within to invite inspiration. One that you can use no matter what profession you are in. The poem is a reminder of how you can create a day free of distractions yet not alienating for inspiration to get your day's work done.
I read the poem from The Alipore Post newsletter - https://thealiporepost.substack.com/p/135-on-living-alone 
The host, Ravneet Bawa as - @two_thirds_beneath on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.

I read my own poems this week. Most of these are lockdown meditations from last year and this. Perhaps you won't find them entirely disappointing. Listen in! :)
Hopeful is available on my blog here
Some of my other published work is linked from this link.tree page.
The host, Ravneet Bawa as -   @two_thirds_beneath on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.

I read two poems this week by Mary Oliver. She is the one poet who always finds the right words to articulate the moment. In this episode I read - "Every Morning" which contextualises death and how we become used to it. The second poem is "The Real Prayers Are Not The Words But The Attention That Comes First". Listen in!   
I discovered Every Morning on this link first- https://www.instagram.com/p/CNusJjcB3yh/
However sharing another link here from The Poetry Foundation for both poems:
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=42419
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=36384
The host, Ravneet Bawa as -   @two_thirds_beneath on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.

I read "Keeping Things Whole" by Mark Strand. This poem is one of my absolute favourites, the sort you scribble on a piece of paper and keep in your purse. A reminder that we all fragment, that we all also cause others to fragment, and then we moe. We move, we heal. Listen in!  
The poem I read is from: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47541/keeping-things-whole
The host, Ravneet Bawa as -   @two_thirds_beneath on Instagram   @maikeya on Twitter   Email: ravneet_bawa@icloud.com Disclaimer: This podcast is created for sharing with friends and family, and only as a passion project amidst the Covid lockdown with no commercial interest. In all episodes I read from sources on the public internet or from books I possess. The commentary is all my own.