Alokeranjan Dasgupta’s poetry is both fascinating and difficult. There is no passe-partout, or general key, for decoding it – not because it lacks codes, but rather because the codes themselves are not fixed and seem in continuous flux. His poetry is playful and oscillating to a high degree, and in a way constantly redefines itself anew.

Gonca Özmen was born in Burdur, Southern Turkey. She has published three books of poetry, many essays, and critical articles to date.