Poetry

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…...
Five poems about loneliness and sadness by Amalia Guglielminetti

The Elegy & Other Poemsβ€” Amalia Guglielminetti

Translated from the Italian by Alani Hicks-BartlettΒ  Β  The ElegyΒ  I will sing the elegy of the heart that never sleeps:my rhythm is uniform, my voice monotonous. It is the gathered nocturnal voice of…...

The Dreams of Scipioβ€” A Spanish poem by Luis Cruz

Translated from the Spanish by James StorbakkenΒ  I imagined,Yes, I imagined I was in a temple whereEverything known fit perfectly into its place. Each object against anotherIn essence, sweat, pestilence, and vileness;The pure and the virtues…...
A Spanish poem by Pedro Licona

A Spirit Mystified Within Its Own Labyrinthβ€” Pedro Licona

Translated from the Spanish by James Storbakken Ahead, a long line of wayward shadowsAnd the house with all the lights on:A ghost haunts this place.Nobody is breathing in the house. And someone is floating within the…...

Dreamless Nights & Other Poemsβ€” Rajathi Salma

Translated from the Tamil by Deepalakshmi J Dreamless NightsΒ  The nights are getting barren,difficult to tolerate for more than a few days or a weekThe heart craves a memory, good or bad; to rejoice or…...