Poetry

Poems by Tanya Huntington

ψDid you know in wave mechanics, equations never end?Well, after reading that, I attempted to visualizemΔ«mΔ“sis as splitting odds and ends in half. Not KAPOW!like atoms, or Aristophanes' bi-gendered…...

A Letter from Fatima Gul – Udayan Thakker

Translated from the Gujarati by Mustansir Dalvi My dearest Manilal, do you remember?I was buying potatoes in Natalwhen all at onceyou barged into the shop?That was the first time we met. After that,you kept…...

Our Secret Society and Other Poems – Lorena Parker Matejowsky

Our Secret Society The language we spokewas carved by blue, redand black Bic pensinto college-lined notebooks.The most importantmessages were looped-long L’s and low P’s.Some filled the narrow rowswith fat letters and othershen pecked short,…...

News: Research shows human blood contains micro plastics in measurable quantities – Bharti Bansal

On some days you wake up and see the world around you surrenderingOther days, you are the one writing your last letterThere is so much hype around carrying earth within ourselvesSo much water inside…...

I hide consonants under broken finger nails – Debarati Sen

I hide consonants under broken finger nailsand deliver a bravura performance.No, you cannot decipher my fatigue.I dress up spectacularlybathed in turmeric yellowlike a wedding ritual.With my metaphoric verses I paint the sky's tripod extravagantly baroque!Neon coloured…...

Bridesmaid – Gerald Fleming

Bridesmaid β€”at Alice Shaw’s requestWhat are we wearing to the wedding?Breasts! says OneOh, Silly! says Twoβ€”She meant red dress!This, a Wedding?Β Β Β  & IΒ Β Β  the stalk of meΒ Β Β  the terse talk…...

The primordial rain and other poems – Gouthama Siddharthan

Translated from the Tamil by Dr. S. VincentThe primordial rain Music multiplies and spreads all over my landIn the obliterated dream of history explodes and rises primordial paraiI play with the rib bones…...

Older: Portland, Maine, 1971 and other poems – Peter Mladinic

Older: Portland, Maine, 1971 Why did you have to look at him, lock eyeswalk your body near his, where exactlyin Portland were you when you showed himyour soul when your lips kissed histhat first…...

Mirrors Around X and other poems – Pablo SaborΓ­o

Mirrors Around X After Max Ritvo Max’s body is made up of four parts,equidistant from each other as if wounds could set up a bandto rehearse evocative ballads. The towel covering his body is an ancientrelic…...