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Two Poems – Fabrice Poussin

In your Breast I scream in your ear at the speed of light but not a shiver in the adversity…

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Once upon a time in my Grandfather’s village – Beata Stasak

When he died, their father had two requests. But my aunty could not wait to close his eyes. “He was…

Aloka, art, Beauty, communism, easterne, family, Love, Poetry, Prose, story, trauma

Goose – Yuan Changming

You’ve never tried foie gras d’oie? Me neither! Before leaving China my father told me he’d only heard of bear’s…

china, english, family, foiegras, goose, inspire, Prose, story, yuanchangming

What’s my Name – Kunal Mehra

What’s my name? I was talking on the phone with my father, one mid-September morning, while on a walk in…

Aloka, Beauty, english, family, feature, Life, Love, memoir, non-fiction, Prose, sickness, urdu

Two Poems – Kabir and Ghalib – Translated by Ajit Singh Dutta

Where Do You Search For Me Where do you search for me, Man? I am here next to you. Not…

ajitsinghdutta, Aloka, art, Beauty, Creativity, experience, galib, kabir, Life, poems, Poetry, translation

The Unidentified Corpse – Mahmudul Haque translated by Alamgir Mohammad

The Unidentified Corpse Jamshed Chowdhury told his son, ‘Tipu, go at once and call Tarafder. Tell him my name so…

Alamgir, Aloka, bangladesh, bodies, death, english, Haque, mahmudul, Mohammad, Prose, story, The Unidentified Corpse, translation, war

To be Bi Anything is Radical – Rae Parry poem

To be bi anything is a radical notion But the irony is that the ‘bi’ in binary demands you choose…

Aloka, anything, Beauty, bi, culture, England, multilingual, parry, Poetry, politics, race-relations, rae, singapore

Definitions of Falling In and Out of Love – Rati Pednekar

मिळ‌ण (Milna) Language: Marathi Meaning: Verb. To find. You were five and couldn’t find your favourite teddy bear. You entered…

Aloka, Beauty, Creativity, english, hindi, india, Love, Magazine, marathi, memory, Pednekar, Poetry, Prose, Rati, story

Two Poems by Pawel Markiewicz

The Spring Awakening ( A sonnet) The springtide wakes up not only in dreams. The snowdrops blooming in the moony…

Aloka, culture, english, markiewicz, pawel, poems, Poetry, Poland, sonnet, spring, two

Michael Damanti Interview

Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1671763999/in-plain-sight-the-story-of-madrids-romani-community?ref=user_menu Michael Damanti’s new photography book details Romani culture in Madrid during his time there as an artist. Please…

Aloka, art, Damanti, interview, madrid, michael, photography, Poetry, Prose, romani, spain, submit

‘Obsess’ – Gary Beck Interview

Obsess by Gary Beck is published by Cyberwit, a small independent publisher in India. Obsess and other of Beck’s books…

america, american, art, beck, dream, Fiction, gary, india, interview, obsess, Poetry, review, submit, writing

‘Mixed Eyes’ – The Poetry and Art of Velibor Baćo

Mixed eyes In her eyes,a sea of green,in disguise,was beauty‘s scream. In her eyes,in deepest green,a bluish light,never seen. In…

Aloka, art, baco, Beauty, colour, culture, english, eyes, language, mixed, Poetry, velibor

Five Poems – Fabrice Poussin

Exploring a Past She moved about with the ease of a phantom in limbo between the world she once knew…

Aloka, Beauty, Creativity, english, Fabrice, French, Life, Maternity, multilingual, poems, Poussin

And When Laughter Appears – Rose Lantern

And when laughter appears And no smile or sneering rears Where are you? What have you put yourself through? Sometimes…

England, fire, lantern, moon, Poetry, Prose, rose, stars

‘Cuentos de la Reina / Tales of the Queen’: Sneak Peek

We at Aloka Magazine are always looking to support fellow writers and artists, particularly if they’re allowing us insight into…

Aloka, cuentos, english, Fiction, queen, reina, spanish, stories, tales, translation

Calling all Shakespeare fans!

Are you a writer, an artist, a poet, or a general fan of any of these things? Have you ever…

Poetry, Prose, Shakespeare, Sonnets

Two Poems – by Abul Hasan translated by Alamgir Mohammed

1.Loneliness The girl didn’t expect much!So much grace, so much independence!Expected less, Unveiling the whole body leaning against the mirrorSitting alone…

abdulhassan, alamgir mohammed, bengali, creative writing, english, loneliness, poems, Poetry, songsofmourning

Little Lovely – A short-story by Peter Thorn

The orderly had wheeled her in at just after eleven, two hours into Dennis’s shift. Lots of people admitted that…

England, Fiction, horror, Peter Thorn, Prose, protest, story, zombie

Five Poems by Imtiaz Mahmud – translated by Alamgir Mohammad

1. “Dream”  Mother with far fewer things Dreams that I can’t but be surprised. She sees green field and green grass.…

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Five Poems from Blood Everywhere

By Zafir Setu Translated from Bengali by Mohammad Shafiqul Islam     1 When we stood by the bank of…

‘A Call to Alms’ and ‘The Other Side of the River’ – Srinjay Chakravarti

A CALL TO ALMS The conversations at the office that morning, quite naturally, swirled around the letters of increment and…

Cheshire Cats Don’t Exist – Sharona Kenwrick

‘Cheshire Cats don’t exist,’ I try desperately to explain to Maggie as she lies awake on my arm almost three…

#story #prose #cheshirecats #beauty #England

Miguel Aizpuru – Tres Poemas (Three Poems)

Primero, Manhattan Me sentenciaron a veinte años de aburrimiento Leonard sabe a qué me refiero Una condena a la irrelevancia…

basquecountry, english, miguelaizpuru, multilingual, poems. poetry, spanish

The Roman – Peter Thorn Fiction

‘Graphite!’ exclaims the sharp-suited Polish businessman sat opposite me, and slaps his knees, pleased at remembering the word. ‘We used…

Aloka, Fiction, Poland, Prose, travel

Misplaced Confidence – Rati Pednekar Poem

Misplaced Confidence I think it’s time we remembered that we never could predict the futurethat our well-laid plans were nothing…

You can’t see the stars in Birmingham – Aimee Green poem

You can’t see the stars in Birmingham. Instead, above is just a muddle of clouds, lightness, and dark; reflections and…

Two Poems – Sara Grimes  

Child of the World A child of the world, I pause in reverence Of the still, entwined boughs of trees…

Two Poems – Fabrice Poussin

In your Breast I scream in your ear at the speed of light but not a shiver in the adversity…

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A Poem, Postekphrasis- Pawel Markiewicz

The postekphrastic poemThe elevenie. Postekphrasis – according to Mr. Markiewiczis a finding of a picture based on written text (atEkphrasis…

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