Author: Biswadip Chakraborthy

A Time of Its Own – Poem by Maria Malinovskaya

Malinovskaya’s poetry has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines and translated into English, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Belarusian and Polish. Her most recent documentary poetry project is based on testimonies of French–Ivorian clashes survivors. A Time of its own is a poem based on the testimonies of the French citizen who survived the civil war in Ivory Coast

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“After the End, Before the Beginning” : Weighing the “Ghost Condensate” with Andrew Joron – Bishnupriya Chowdhuri

An award-winning poet, essayist, and translator, Andrew Joron started writing science fiction and then expanded his scope to include innovative techniques in poetry. Joron’s later poetry, combining scientific and philosophical ideas with the sonic properties of language, has been compared to the work of the Russian Futurist Velimir Khlebnikov. Andrew talked with The Antonym on his writing and the craft.

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Radha-Krishna – Swapnamoy Chakraborty

Swapnamoy Chakraborty’s work is both critically acclaimed and well-received by readers.Β Holud GolapΒ is a seminal, monumental work about the LGBT community and its relationship with larger society. Here is a short story translated from the Bengali by Shamita Das Dasgupta.

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Poems by Saroj Bal

Saroj Bal (b-1976) writes poetry and fiction in Odia language. He has 14 poetry collections, 4 collections of short-stories and 1 novel to his credit. Translated from the Odia by Bibhu Padhi who is a distinguished poet from Orisha.

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Two Poems from β€œ835 Lines” by NazΔ±m Hikmet

NΓ’zΔ±m Hikmet Ran,commonly known asΒ NΓ’zΔ±m Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the “lyrical flow of his statements”. Described as a “romantic communist” and “romantic revolutionary”, he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated from Turkish by Neil P Doherty.

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  1. Can you please cite the original poem ? Where to find it in Bangla?

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