Poetry

An English translation of a Malayalam Poem by Sujeesh

Tamedβ€” A Malayalam Poem by Sujeesh

Translated from the Malayalam by Nithya Mariam JohnΒ    After each resettlingthose which didn’t fit in, were discarded. Now, what remains with me after moving from place to place, are things that befit any house. This…...
Poems about love and loneliness by Katerina Agyioti

Twenty Micro Poems & Other Poemsβ€” Katerina Agyioti

Self-translated from the Greek by Katerina Agyioti   Twenty Micro Poems I am adopted. My parents don’t know it yet. I am waiting for the right moment to tell them. (I chose them when I was an…...
Four Spanish Poems by Fabian O Iriarte

Chairs Photo Series & Other Poemsβ€” FabiΓ‘n O. Iriarte

Translated from the Spanish by Donny SmithΒ  Β  Chairs Photo SeriesΒ  like snares that inexorable keep ustied to the passage of time seated on the sphinxlike worthless riddles we wonder what our nextconundrum will be…...
Four poems by Shankar Lahiri

Flowers Strewn On The Ground & Other Poemsβ€” Shankar Lahiri

Translated from the Bengali by Aritra SanyalΒ    HogΒ  A hog, fleshy and smooth. A womanΒ  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β …...
English translation of six Macedonian poems by Nikola Mazdirov

Shadows Pass Us By & Other Poemsβ€” Nikola Mazdirov

Shadows Pass Us ByΒ  We’ll meet one day,like a paper boat anda watermelon that’s been cooling in the river.The anxiety of the world willbe with us. Our palmswill eclipse the sun and we’llapproach each other holding lanterns.…...
Four Malayalam Poems by Rafeeq Ahamed

Tear Curtains & Other Poemsβ€” Rafeeq Ahamed

Translated from the Malayalam by K.M. Ajir KuttyΒ  Β  Tear CurtainΒ  Be seated, saying thus the poet went insideOn the table were an unopened letter,an unfinished poem,and a cup of coffee gone cold.And in the ashtray…...
English translations of Chinese poetry by Guanxiu

Five Classical Chinese Poemsβ€” Guanxiu

Translated from the Classical Chinese by Xiaoqiu Qiu   Thinking About Dao Priest Zhiti The orioles in my courtyard chirped a hundred times,sitting by the green water, I thought about my dear friend.If only we lived…...
Five Italian Poems by Antonia Pozzi

Another Rest & Other Poemsβ€” Antonia Pozzi

Translated from the Italian by Amy NewmanΒ    Another RestΒ  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β β€”For LB Lean…...
A Malayalam poem by Anna Joy

A Poetic Laveβ€” A Malayalam Poem by Anna Joy

Translated from the Malayalam by Nithya Mariam JohnΒ    The shower was on,and I was ruminating on the poem.That tiny frogwhich sat nonchalantly on the bathroom pipe,croaked at me the first verse. As I bathed, thinking again…...