The Other Side Life dropped meinto the middle of a great lakeTo swim or to sink?I wasn’t sure Every movement…
Three Poems by Halina Poświatowska translated by Agata Szymańska
*** my eyes — no longer eyes but stars finely scattered across the sky my skin — no longer skin…
Bible for Applicants — Solape Adetutu Adeyemi
Bible for Applicants As an applicant in Lagos, one of the first things that must be seen in you is…
Two Poems by Mbizo Charasha
PRESIDENTIAL GRIOT Sometimes memories smell like a dictator’s fart.We once jived to our own shadows under the silver moonand our…
Three Poems by Raina Manuel-Paris
Accidental joy The awkward graceOf this dying bodyThe lightness of beingA searing painA distant hope Discarding what wasDespite the terrorOf…
‘Eye Game’ – Norie Suzuki
Eye Game I have three ways to look at the world around me. First, with my eyes big. That’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…