Poems by Ardra Manasi
Chemistry
After a long day at school,
my mother smells of chemistry labs –
rotten eggs, lemons and vinegar,
of wonders born from test tubes.
At home, noble gases,...
Malayalam Poetry : Vijayalakshmi’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation Series – 28
Translated by Aditya Shankar
More than any other genre in Malayalam literature, poetry has articulated the profound contradictions of...
Three Poems By Katarina Sarić
Translated from Montenegrin by Dr. Ana Stjelja
The poetry by Montenegrin poet Katarina Sarić is a voice of a brave woman, the one who doesn’t leave...
Malayalam Poetry : M.R. Renukumar’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation Series – 18
Translated by Aditya Shankar
The history of modern Malayalam poetry is a narrative of continuous innovation, gradual emancipation from...
Poems by Praveen Prasad
Translated from Malayalam by Ra Sh
Man and banana
A man and a banana tree
are not similar.
Though at first glance
their posture is the same,
the man and...
Malayalam Poetry : S. Joseph’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation Series – 11
Translated by Aditya Shankar
(Translator’s Note: The finest of contemporary Malayalam poetry represents the latest poetic sensibility that is on...
Malayalam Poetry : Rafeeq Ahamed’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation – 7
Translated by Aditya Shankar
(Translator’s Note: The finest of contemporary Malayalam poetry represents the latest poetic sensibility that is on view...
Malayalam Poetry : Ashalatha’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation – 6
Translated by Aditya Shankar
(Translator’s Note: The finest of contemporary Malayalam poetry represents the latest poetic sensibility that is on view...
Poems by Gavin Bourke
I Love the Night-Time
I love the night-time, the stillness, the quietness,
the painted silence, punctuated, by vital sounds,
of clocks, of heating systems, of barking...
Five Poems by Rony Nair
An Actress dies At a Wedding
One by one they pass away
leaving you and me, apart in tether.
measuring gauges of feeling once imbued.
weighed holdalls....
