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Matchbox • September 2023 • MB 0923

The first edition of Matchbox opens with a moving tribute to Jayanta Mahapatra, one of India's most quietly radical poets. A meditation on memory, grief,…
The first edition of Matchbox opens with a moving tribute to Jayanta Mahapatra, one of India’s most quietly radical poets. A meditation on memory, grief, and the lasting weight of a literary life — this inaugural issue announces Matchbox’s intention to honour what endures.
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