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Tag: Beauty

A Tale from the Cobblestoned Street — Hana Jiang

1. One early evening, a little greyish dog appeared in my sight. It sniffed along the path and stopped at … More

Aloka, Beauty, china, cobblestones, death, english, Fiction, hanajiang, mexico, Poetry, Prose, relationships, story, tale

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 … More

activism, Aloka, azania, Beauty, Chirasha, mbizo, poems, Poetry, southafrica, writing

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 … More

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

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

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

‘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 … More

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 … More

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

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