Poems by Tanja Bakić
Translated into English by Peter Stonelake & Tanja Bakic
The Last Sworn Virgin of Montenegro1
That August dawn, when the Sun
Had just risen into the firmament of...
Four Poems by José Luis Álvarez Escontrela
Ezra Pound Writes His Elegy
The winter arrived early on the doorsteps,
little ponds of stars freeze beneath thy feet
as the last sun dies on the...
Poems by John Grey
Touch and Shine
Sinuous sun lowers like a bucket
into the well,
to rise again when earth’s turn
pulls the...
Poems by Aleksandra Vujisić
Broken
It feels like waking up next to a ghost
and craving for life
and getting lost,
and I want to hold the girl that
I used to be,
tell...
Three Poems by Jaya Abraham
Story of a brooch
Every Saturday evening
My grandmother was busy
Ironing her whites crisp
Scolding me with every fold
For inheriting her husband's
Dark skin and dark thoughts.
Folding her...
There is No Subject that isn’t Poetic Material – An Interview with Erin Rodoni
By Rajesh Subramanian
Erin Rodoni is the author of two full length poetry collections: Body, in Good Light (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2017) and A Landscape for Loss (NFSPS Press,...
Three Poems by George Freek
(Author's note: The below poems were inspired by early Chinese poetry)
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Lost in the Vast Cosmos (After Liu Yong)
The sickle moon is a false
smile in...
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...
Five Poems by John Tustin
A Cradle of Fire
This life.
Again and again reliving
In my mind
A moment in this life
When I touched you
(As if emerging in a morning
To touch the...
