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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 … More

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 … More

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

Two Poems – Sara Grimes  

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

Two Poems – Fabrice Poussin

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

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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 … More

Aloka, Poetry

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

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

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