Poetry

The 8.10 Ferry and Other Poemsβ€” Cemal SΓΌreya

TRANSLATED FROM THE TURKISH BY NEIL P. DOHERTY     Five O’Clock In Istanbul I raised up my handI was a little drunk, a little in love, a little like a minaret,I stopped all the passers-byLook, I…...

March 2020 and Other Poemsβ€” Davide Castiglione

TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY THE AUTHOR Summer revelations, XI Father lies down on the grass.Non-synthetic grass; grass with bugs still. The sandal-wearing child gloriesin the chloride spray of the fountain. The fountain was out…...
Pandemic prelude antonym

Pandemic Postludeβ€” Cosmin PerΘ›a

Translated from the Romanian by Andrew Davidson-Novosivschei Pandemic Postlude I Nothing stirred in this dry ice sky,My heart.The same miserable world, same unbearable summer, plastic mountains overBashful vegetation.We fill the gas tanks to seek deliverance,We begin…...
Oktay Rifat poems Antonym

Six Poems of Oktay Rifatβ€” Neil P. Doherty

Translated from the Turkish by Neil P. Doherty   Inscription If you must write again what has been writtentranslate it into another language and writebecause words are like mercuryand do not settle easily in any…...
On Its Own; Radiance of Life_ANTONYM

On Its Own; Radiance of Lifeβ€” Deepti Gupta

Translated from the Hindi by Moulinath Goswami   ON ITS OWN   When every wrangling of yours turns sweet on its own When your each complaint turns into a smile on its own When your…...
DAVIDE CASTIGLIONE Poems_ANTONYM

Summer revelations, XI & Other Poemsβ€” Davide Castiglione

Translated from Italian By Davide Castiglione Summer revelations, XI Father lies down on the grass.Non-synthetic grass; grass with bugs still. The sandal-wearing child gloriesin the chloride spray of the fountain. The fountain was out of use for…...
DREAM AND OTHER POEMS_ANTONYM

Dream and Other Poemsβ€” Dr. Sabyasachi Mahanta

Translated from Assamese by Dr. Shyamolima Saikia Dream At the death of many a dreamIs created a sole dreamAt the grave of the dreams of many,The dream of one privileged comes to reality With the death of…...
Poems from β€˜Garip/Strange’ Translated from the Turkish by Neil Patrick Doherty _ANTONYM

Poems from β€˜Garip/Strange’— Neil P. Doherty

Translated from the Turkish by Neil P. Doherty   From left to right: Orhan Veli, Şinasi Baray (an artist friend), Oktay Rifat, Melih Cevdet Anday.   The β€˜Garip/Strange’ Movement The Garip or…...

When They Told You and Other Poemsβ€” Francesco Tomada

TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY THE AUTHOR AND ANNA ARESI     Italy (Is a Pomegranate Tree?) In my life I have bought and transplanted one tree onlya pomegranate tree I chose a spot in the orchardfrom…...