Shabdaguchha

The International Poetry Journal in Bengali and English

Everybody loves me now I'm dead. My books have never been so widely read. My admirers have never been so widespread. Everybody loves me now I'm dead. I pounded pavement for nigh on thirty years, Collecting rejection slips, back-kicks, and sneers. ... They're writing exposes on me, and doctoral analyses.      -- Robert Dunn

A Tribute to Robert Dunn          Robert Dunn (1959 - 2008) He was truly one of those rarities--a poet who was not just for himself. We will miss his fine wit, his high level of integrity, and his genuine friendship.      -- Stanley H. Barkan A poet less is a wrold less bright.      -- Syed Shamsul Haq The poetry scene will never be the same without him.      -- D. H. Melhem We are deeply shocked by the news of the death of this fine man who was a long time friend of Shabdaguchha family. We promise to keep his memory alive in the world of poetry.      --Hassanal Abdullah

When I was a kid, my     Mother told me the sky     Was the limit when it came to my career.     She meant, "Be a C.P.A.,     A surgeon or a croupier."     Bet she'd have a cow if she knew       how I now earn my beer.          -- Robert Dunn