Shloka Shankar 


From Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House: 
Two Erasures & Two Remixed Poems







stop thinking things like that: a zuihitsu


an odd pleasure—

why am I talking 
to my own imagination?

the constant persecution with a broom

for a number of years: 
postcards
the darkness 
& oppression

why am I here?
but what about now?
should I say how sorry I am?
I’m terrible, aren’t I?
do you want to leave?
what really frightens people?
what is going to happen?



time after time 

your sense of balance / an aberration / leans sideways
a jangle of strings / measures time / as you choose 
the wrong doors / again / a most / suitable spot 
with no direct / way / to the outside


Shloka Shankar & Deepa Patil: Seven Visual Poems

Shloka Shankar is a poet, editor, publisher, and self-taught visual artist from Bangalore, India. A Best of the Net nominee and award-winning haiku poet, her poems and artwork have appeared in over 200 online and print venues of repute. In addition, she has edited and co-edited six international poetry anthologies since 2016. Shloka is the Founding Editor of Sonic Boom and its imprint Yavanika Press. When she isn't poring over manuscripts, you can find her making abstract art, digital collages, or conducting poetry workshops. Shloka is the author of the microchap Points of Arrival (Origami Poems Project, 2021) and her debut full-length haiku collection, The Field of Why (Yavanika Press, 2022). Website: www.shlokashankar.com | Instagram: @shloks23

 
 

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