Can a Dictionary Be a Novel? – By Ted Gioia
Milorad Pavić's Dictionary of the Khazars
At times, the progressive spirits of 20th century fiction seemed determined to turn the novel into something other than...
I was the Wind Last Night (New & Collected Poems)- Ruskin Bond
By Anjana Basu
Mountains of Silence
Ruskin Bond’s poetry, like his prose is without pretentions. His verses are rhymed in some cases, not in some and...
The Many Shades of Vikram Seth’s Poetry
By Anjana Basu
What sets Vikram Seth’s poetry apart is its craft. He uses forms of poetry that have fallen by the wayside, exploring the...
Ceremonial – By Carly Joy Miller
Review by: Rajesh Subramanian
The poems in this collection are refreshingly different - in terms of their style, content and poetic poignancy. You catch hold...
Crito Di Volta- By Marc Di Saverio
Book Review By Laura Lush
To say that it is a brave undertaking to tackle an epic is an understatement. Blame T.S. Eliot, who held the...
Tether that Light – By Debasish Lahiri
Book Review by Anjana Basu
This poetry collection, in a sense, is a series of dramatic monologues delicately brushed in by Lahiri’s inimitable style. The...
An Ever River – By David Russell (Eco Poetry)
Book Review by Colin Hambrook
As the title of Dave Russell’s collection suggests An Ever River bursts and blisters with references to the elements, nature and humanity’s...
Speaking in tongues: Alvin Pang’s poetry – By Alfred A. Yuson
Our good buddy Alvin Pang of Singapore has just authored a new poetry collection: What Happened: Poems 1997 – 2017, edited and with a...
‘Landscape Painted with Tea’ as an Ecological Novel – By Jasmina Mihajlovic
"Suddenly I freeze. I sense, I clearly sense, somebody watching me. Somebody's eyes are fixed upon me. And then I realize that staring out...
Boatman ! Take These Songs From Me
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Painted Reliefs by Masood Hussain
&
Tanka by Gabriel Rosenstock
A condensed version of the introductory note by Zulfi Ali :
Masood Hussain's (renowned artist...
