Dear Jose,
Let me first thank you for your scintillating presentation on writing and
its inspiration(s) at the workshop on fiction for advanced writers
end-April.
Somehow when I read this poem, I could almost imagine you reading it out to
us in your measured pace.
Can we feature this poem in Muse India's special issue on Goan Literature?
Muse India is a literary e-journal with a presence world-wide.
May I request you to write an essay on reading Goan literature? You may
choose any other topic of your choice relevant to the theme.
Kindly send the poem, your essay, and any other work of yours by 31 May to
[email protected]
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Brian
Dr Brian Mendonca
Editor
Issue 50 - Goan Litrature
Muse India
www.museindia.com
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From: Frederick Noronha
Who exiled the Goan Intellectual?
by Jose Lourenco
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Did the gauddis and kunnbis toiling
In yonder fields throw you out?
Or did the kharvis on sandy shore
Weigh you with fish scales
And find you wanting?
Did the escrivao frown
Over horn rimmed glasses?
Did the posorkar hold back his sugar
And did the toddy tapper fail
To read your footnotes?
