Vishnupriya
Vishnupriya is a bilingual writer of poetry, essays, flash and short fiction based in the U.S. She likes to use these genres to express ideas, impulses, and interior mindscapes, and exchange and analyze viewpoints.
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What has been the creative response to the pandemic?
Has the crisis spurred innovation?
Is it too early to decide whether the pandemic will bring about a paradigm shift in how the world thinks?
Tushar Chaudhury
Translated from the Bengali by Rajosik Mitra Insane You were insane back then, and so you’d begged for a piece of gold cumulus to the sunset like a tramp Sepia hills trapped between your eyelids This sorrow took you tipsy...
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Yan Li belongs to the star. The STAR is an avant-garde literary artist assembly in China that dared strict tenets of Chinese politics with abstract surrealism.
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This year the Lunar New Year which fell on 25 January is one of the very rare occasions in which Chinese migrant workers can go back to their place of origin to reunite with their families. This year the traditional celebration coincided with the outbreak of the epidemic. After the announcement of the national emergency on 20 January and the lockdown of the Hubei province, where the city of Wuhan is located, on the 23rd, the vacation time was extended first by one week, and then until further notice.
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I cracked, I shatteredan warm slice of litterpinched trough the cavernsrested time in a jaryes, I...
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Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri
Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri (born 1965) is a poet residing in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and an established name in Bengali poetry. Publishing her works since 1993, she has several collections of poetry to her credit
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A language is like a river. It flows through the heart of a culture and carries with it the life force which nourishes the culture. To protect the symphony of global culture it is important to protect the diverse languages. It is high time to take some action to instill some life force in the veins of dying languages.
Read MorePendulum – Jayanta Dey
The shopkeeper shut his open eye this time. I knew he was watching me through the magnifier lens attached to his eyepiece. I felt quite uncomfortable, like I was a damaged clock. He was unscrewing all the nuts and bolts of my body, turning them over and over. Behind the eyepiece, his eye narrowed. It was glowing.
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Can you please cite the original poem ? Where to find it in Bangla?
Such a wonderful work ma'am ❤️ I loved it
Just a wonderful work Ma'am....I loved it❤️
Very nicely scripted and presented. This gives a wonderful picture of Bandhavharh. One can visualize by reading
Very nice expressed the true feelings. How one feels when left alone in the poem. Really liked feel like it's…
Very insightful interview taken by Owshnik Ghosh of my work and reflections. Thank uou Owshnik.