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Mithu Sen

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What you touched

What you touched – I did not.
May I touch you – if only, just?

© Translation: 2009, Sudeep Sen

What you touched

© 2007, Mithu Sen
From: Bashmati Sarir Bagan Ba Gaan (1995-2005)
Publisher: Nandimukh, Kolkata

Mithu Sen

Mithu Sen

[Mithu Sen was selected by Sudeep Sen for this special edition devoted to “poets as translators”.]

Mithu Sen is a Bengali poet and artist. She has published two volumes of Bengali poetry: a chapbook, Ma Jai Boluk (Whatever Mother Says, 2000), and a full-length collection, Bashmati Sharir Bagan Ba Gaan (Basmati Body Garden or Song, 1995–2005). Her Bengali poems have been published in various jou...

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What you touched

What you touched – I did not.
May I touch you – if only, just?

© 2009, Sudeep Sen
From: Bashmati Sarir Bagan Ba Gaan (1995-2005)

What you touched

What you touched – I did not.
May I touch you – if only, just?

© 2009, Sudeep Sen

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