A MOUTHFUL

of venom

for the growing child

beneath

overcast skies

the blood of slaves

what goes on

inside that head of yours?

split leaves

Elancharan is a multidisciplinary artist and poet. He has a strange love for all things poetical and Sci-Fi. A winner of the Montblanc X Esquire Six-word Story prize 2017. His latest publications are Gods of the Gonzo (Analog Submission Press, UK), Sleeping with Wildflowers (Alien Buddha Press, Arizona/New York), The Cosmonaut Manifesto (UndergroundBooks, New York) and Dark Revolver (Roman Books, India/UK).

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