Poetry

Poems — Saleh Diab

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY JOHN DOHERTY     I useSaturdays and Sundaysto make surethat life slips awaybehind mewith the neighbour's dogit's neither in the loftnor in the box of pinsnor in booksnor in silence…...

Poems β€” Bernard Pozier

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY PATRICK WILLIAMSON     IN MY NOTEBOOK A page had been skippedpreserving its purityand all the possibilities A pencil remained on the tableunusedwithout realising it The fibres remained soberhaving drunk nothingever Everything…...

She Weeps β€” Prince Singh

TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY PRINCE SINGHΒ      She weeps,dew upon the jasmine.Morning arrives, a tuneful trill,a whirl of dance in the veiled light.It is noon.White linens dry,a few doves sing,rags and the scent of lavender.The…...

Poems by Magda Isanos β€” Victor Pambuccian

TRANSLATED FROM THE ROMANIAN BY VICTOR PAMBUCCIAN     At the Edge of the Graveyard   There's a place beside grandpaat the edge of the graveyardjust the right size to forget it all and tokeep…...

The House Where I was Born β€” Ammu Deepa

TRANSLATED FROM THE MALAYALAM BY AMMU ASHOK     It’s been fifteen years Since I left my home wearing jasmine garland on my hair. Covertly, I registered my home in my brother’s custodian Since…...

Poems β€” Utpal Deka

TRANSLATED FROM THE ASSAMESE BY NIRENDRA NATH THAKURIA   1. Corporate Game Β  A world inside a skull Without specs it is seen a strange world Β  The game we played didn’t end Β  Behind the ads…...

Wonderful Breeze β€” Riccardo Olivieri

TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY PATRICK WILLIAMSON     All it took was a little rain and grass populated each crack in the road. You walk home and you’re happy. * * * LINGER*…...

Via the Mouth and in Writing β€” Claudine Helft

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY PATRICK WILLIAMSON     1     I love you, that’s all, day that falls dawn that rises from night bound to morning, nothing but this desire born…...

Why Should We Kill the Peasants? β€” ŞükrΓΌ Erbaş

TRANSLATED FROM THE TURKISH BY GΓ–KΓ‡ENUR Γ‡. AND NEIL P. DOHERTY     Why should we kill the peasants? Why should we kill the peasants? Because they’re indolent,Against this ever-changing worldThey live indifferently,…...