She placed her chair so gently on the ground, so that it doesn’t make the
slightest of sound, for he read his poem, in that voice she
loved, that moment the sky was dim, the
light in her eye was
him.
About Akhil Katyal
Akhil Katyal finished his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 2011. His first book of poetry 'Night Charge Extra' is forthcoming with Writers Workshop in June, 2015. In 2014, with Anannya Dasgupta, he co-edited 'This Unsettling Place: Readings in American Literature - A Critical Anthology' (Worldview Publications: New Delhi). He is currently based in Delhi where he teaches English literature.
