Two Poems — Nirmala Putul
Translated from the Hindi by Pooja Sancheti Adivasi Women Their world extends only so faras their eyes can see.Many, many worlds like theirsare contained in this world. They do not know They do not…...
Two Poems — Marisela Capriles Vergara
Translated from the Spanish by James Richie Aqueous Logic A tear is always a tear even if its origin – the well of tears – doesn’t know about it doesn’t remember it doesn’t feel the slightest…...
Bitemarks — Shyamkrishnan R
Translated from the Malayalam by Ananthu Sunil...
A Daughter’s Echo — Kiran Prasad Rajanahally
TRANSLATED FROM KANNADA BY SAHANA PRASAD “There is a saying in the tale of Sankhyaayana, my dear daughter, that when the impermanent body perishes, the soul remains unaffected! This has been beautifully…...
Poems — Bhaskar Chakraborty
TRANSLATED FROM BENGALI BY PARTHA PRATIM DAS Lovers and their Lady-loves One day lovers become husbandsHusbands, no longer loversBut they have omelette or sandwichesStroll around leisurelySmoke country cigarettesAnd watch blue films at night And lady-loves?…...
Faith — Mojeer Ahmad Azad
TRANSLATED FROM URDU BY SYED KASHIF Once again, his case was adjourned. The court had fixed another date, to hear his case, in the next month. Harish Chand Tripathi was upset…...
Poems — Anamika
TRANSLATED FROM HINDI BY TARIKA Translation People are moving away – (everyone from everyone else) – People are moving away And it increases the ‘space’ around me! This ‘space,’ I will not translate As ‘expanse’ but as ‘universe,’ Because in this, I have released a flying saucer. I thank time Because my watch is at…...
Poems — Prabhu Rajgadkar
TRANSLATED FROM MARATHI BY PAROMITA GOSWAMI Multi-attitude towards Adivasi Adivasi, in other wordstrees, grass, junglenaked women-men... ...Adivasia fantastic topicfor academic interpretation.For the missionarywrap in religious cloth,For volunteersobjects to be ‘purified’.For Naxalitesa proven weapon,useful…...
Virus — Kesra Ram
TRANSLATED FROM PUNJABI BY SATBIR CHADHA We were going through the terrifying Corona Virus pandemic times, and the constraints of the Lockdown were upon us. Mankind has grappled with many such endemics before, but…...