The 8.10 Ferry and Other Poems— Cemal Süreya
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 Poems— 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 Postlude— Cosmin Perța
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…...
Six Poems of Oktay Rifat— 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— 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…...
Summer revelations, XI & Other Poems— 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— 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 ‘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 ‘Garip/Strange’ Movement The Garip or…...
When They Told You and Other Poems— 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…...