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...
The Sounds of Silence – By Indunil Madhusankha
I hear the erratic sounds of silence
The arcanely echoing sounds of silence
Through the esoteric whispers of silence
Over the bizarre chants of silence
The intimidating...
Switchblades on the Table – Poems by: María Ramírez Delgado
Translated from Spanish by : Billy B. Thompson
1. Switchblades on the Table
Let’s put two switchblades on the table.
Look at them and don’t let their...
Two Poems by Clifford Venho
At the Edge of the World
I prepare at my altar of stone
wrap the night in the fingers
of prayer I create the cup
from...
Poems by Connor Orrico
Note: The experimental poems below are accompanied by the poet's note (in italics) about their style & construction.
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Dromic
I did
live doom
as a
mood...
Two poems by Katarina Sarić
Translated by Petar Penda
Mirage
If I ever see you again –
let it be a precedent
worthy of the main scene of a historic
block-buster
or a western
set...
Poems by Gary Beck
Urban Sight
The creaky, old homeless woman,
ravaged by unmet demands
pulls her cart of broken dreams
as she trudges unkind streets
that do not welcome outcasts,
concrete without compassion
for...
Cheapside Afterlife – 5 Poems by George Rawlins
These poems are from the forthcoming book Cheapside Afterlife (April 2021, Longleaf Press at Methodist University). The book reimagines in 57 sonnets the life...
Poems by Asha B
Translated from the Malayalam by Ra Sh (Ravi Shanker)
The Gods in the straw hut
The night I had my first periods,
the Messiah and Krishna in...
Three Poems By Cameron Morse
Self-Portrait with Saint Augustine
Splintered toenail, bug
bitten navel, fungus
in the crevasse, sprout
of warts on the heel of hand
and foot. The list grows
with age. The...
