Poems by Ranjith Sivaraman
Cloak of Solitude
When her eyes are blank and cold
When there are no ripples of warmth
When they are like a frozen brook in a new...
Malayalam Poetry : Nazimuddin’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation Series – 25
Translated by Aditya Shankar
More than any other genre in Malayalam literature, poetry has articulated the profound contradictions of...
Poems by Rose George
Powder Puff
The slender red needles
On the dark green platter
Tacked with hardknots
And stitched,
When I asked for the name
Said Powder Puff
And Laughed
Recalled the earthly declaration
That eyes...
LIFE – Limericks by Sukanta Mandal
Life
1
In life, we all face a duet,
Like a cigarette's fiery onset.
We spark into being,
Moments worth seeing,
But too quickly, we're gone, and yet...
2
In the pages...
Poems by DS Maolalai
Toujours toujours
it's saturday afternoon,
hot on a long weekend
and here I am
walking up clanb. st,
watching
as the traffic knocks dust off the air
like...
Poems by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal
Shadow to Shadow
Moving from shadow to shadow
with the warm wind at my back
I have no preference between
the two shadows. When the
sun breaks through I...
Poems by Colin Ian Jeffery
You Astonish My Heart
You astonish my heart
Giving meaning to every day
Reason for each breath I take.
Your voice echoes on inspiring
Soft lilting within my soul
Giving...
Malayalam Poetry : P.P. Ramachandran’s Poems
Malayalam Poetry in Translation Series – 16
Translated by Aditya Shankar
The history of modern Malayalam poetry is a narrative of continuous innovation, gradual emancipation from...
Tanka by Gabriel Rosenstock
Gabriel Rosenstock’s Tanka Series – 9
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1.
and for no reason
people danced the whole day long
a joy to behold
and one...
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...
