India, May 9 -- Trauma was chosen as the theme of Sing, Slivered Tongue, since it encompasses experiences typically relegated to silence. And yet trauma has, through history, been a persistent element of the female experience, says co-editor Lopamudra Basu. Read two poems from the curated collection of 68.

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THE PRESENT

by Prathim-Maya Dora-Laskey

1.

thirteen years of this same name

with a few million different versions

to use in love, jokes, threats, loving

2.

when they decide for a new name

another parent tells me that a name

is like a present, no one has to like it

3.

just because you gave it to them...

they know what's best for them,

they get to decide if they want a new name.

4.

then they do decide for a new name-

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