Lesh Karan Lesh Karan i(16979672 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Fijian Indian
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1 Six Yards of Fabric i "The pleats are precise-", Lesh Karan , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit , no. 39 2024; (p. 24-25)
1 Home’s Duplex i "Eddies where oceans meet in the mind.", Lesh Karan , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , June vol. 83 no. 2 2024; (p. 155)
1 My Mother’s Kitchen i "/Ingredients/", Lesh Karan , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 13 May no. 112 2024;
1 In the Dollhouse i "I don’t remember my Barbies,", Lesh Karan , 2024 single work poetry
— Appears in: Griffith Review , February no. 83 2024; (p. 46)
1 Tinnitus as Hushing Haibun i "she existed in masks: lorikeets loudest in the mornings, leaves deliberating on a breezy day, blinds", Lesh Karan , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 250 2023; (p. 65) Best of Australian Poems 2023 2023; (p. 151)
1 Words with Friends i "Eurydice", Lesh Karan , Helena Arnold , 2023 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit , 37 2023; (p. 70-71)
1 Leila Lesh Karan , 2022 prose
— Appears in: Grieve : Stories and Poems about Grief and Loss Volume 10 2022; (p. 122)
1 Lesh Karan Reviews Eurydice Speaks by Claire Gaskin Lesh Karan , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 28 2022;
— Review of Eurydice Speaks Claire Gaskin , 2021 selected work poetry

'When I read Eurydice Speaks, what struck me the most (among many other things) was voice, and how it plays out – skilfully – on so many levels. From the outset, there’s the word ‘speaks’ in the title of only two words – two words with so much power (which I didn’t realise until deep into the collection). But, first, I want to delve into Claire Gaskin’s writing style – her voice –  and how she dismantles and wields language to evoke emotion.' (Introduction)
1 The Floor i "She took off her earth-caked shoes", Lesh Karan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , no. 28 2022; Australian Poetry Anthology 10 2023; (p. 36)
1 Containment i "No. I am also [brown] because I have stories", Lesh Karan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit , no. 36 2022; (p. 36-37)
1 For I Will Consider Meri Maan i "For all her rotis balloon", Lesh Karan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Multilingual Writing Project , 17 October no. 6 2022;
1 Perspective i "Some days are metal", Lesh Karan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 15 September no. 106 2022;
1 112 Days of STAGE 4 Lesh Karan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Rabbit , no. 34 2022;
1 Someday i "Lesh, don’t be afraid. The aim is not the end", Lesh Karan , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meniscus , vol. 10 no. 1 2022; (p. 60)
1 Mera Pata Lesh Karan , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: Island , no. 164 2022; (p. 18-23) 'I keep returning to a time and place: my eight-year-old self under the mango tree, which no longer exists in the wake of Cyclone Nigel. Although I am sure you will find its debris along with pieces of me - skin cells, hair strands - buried deep in the soil.' (Introduction)
1 Hat Piece i "Print 100 colour copies", Lesh Karan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 103 2021;
1 Painting Piece i "Open a studio called The Art of Painting.", Lesh Karan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 103 2021;
1 Milk Piece i "Dress like a 17th century milkmaid.", Lesh Karan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 103 2021;
1 Earring Piece i "Sketch the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’.", Lesh Karan , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 103 2021;
1 Vermeer as Performance Lesh Karan , 2021 sequence poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , October no. 103 2021;
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