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The Only Thing that Is Not Missing Here

In the crevices of the wall I’m barely holding onto life The crack where I live It has neither flourished…

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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.…

#bengali #english #poetry #translations #imtiazmahmud '#beauty #pain

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

Aimee S. Green holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Birmingham and still lives in the city.…

DC Diamondopolous – ‘1920’ and ‘1945’

1920 A ray of sun strikes the copper’s badge and bounces off, lighting up the voting box inside H. L.…

Aloka, america, culture, dc, diamondopolous, feminism, Fiction, history, Prose, story, womanhood

Gerard Sarnat – Five Poems

1. WINTER HAIKU i. Glow Of Chicago Winters Past Parka-gloved bad boys subnivean positioned, conspire, throw ice balls. ii. Mid-Septuagenarian…

Aloka, Gerard, Love, New Year, poems, Poetry, Sarnat, USA

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