One Sentence Poems

Shloka Shankar insist (v.) To stay out of trouble, stare at the floor— insist it is important. An erasure from p. 217 of The Graduation by Christopher Pike. Shloka Shankar , a poet and visual artist from Bangalore, India, enjoys discovering her voice in found texts and manipulating the source when she isn’t editing Sonic […]

Shloka Shankar Logorrhea I just want to talk quickly, pressing bullets into if, maybe, stupid. An erasure from p. 32 of The Graduation by Christopher Pike. Shloka Shankar , a poet and visual artist from Bangalore, India, enjoys discovering her voice in found texts and manipulating the source when she isn’t editing Sonic Boom and […]

Shloka Shankar If you listen Tonight, a poem will inadvertently plop down on a back page. An erasure from p. 16 of The Graduation by Christopher Pike. Shloka Shankar , a poet and visual artist from Bangalore, India, enjoys discovering her voice in found texts and manipulating the source when she isn’t editing Sonic Boom […]

Shloka Shankar 2 erasures spurt (n.) The best idea is a spurt, enough to consume clouds large and swift. Source: An erasure culled out from Chapter 2, p. 19 of Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire.   to believe (v.)  Believe in the fallen, insulated against the whirlpool   of belonging. Source: An erasure […]

Shloka Shankar Green Room A break-up is like Death pacing up and down in the green room, his penultimate appearance before the curtain closes. Shloka Shankar is a freelance writer from India. She loves experimenting with found poetry, haiku, and mixed media. Shloka is also the founding editor of Sonic Boom.