A Well Billion years hiding deep Unstopped, unshaped, unformed Unceasingly, persistently infiltrated It flows underneath The cracks the blood … More
Tag: Poetry
Two Poems by Bharti Bansal
Animals in love It starts with a tiny realisation of adulthood that everything around us is a tapestry of failedefforts … More
Three Poems by William Mpina
Let Napolo Return—and Return She Must William Khalipwina Mpina I I spit invisible flames. They do not see it. Here … More
Writing Ukraine Prize 2023: Meet the judges
The aftermath of war can be very disturbing, so much that it triggers a lot of negative happenings, things that … More
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
Two Poems by Jonathan Ukah
The Break-Out Boy I am a break-out boy, baby, With no mountain in my hair, No junks in my feet. … More
When Rivers Say Goodbye — Review by Mbizo Chirasha
Kenyan Poet Cynthia Abdallah writes a poetic memoir When Rivers Say Goodbye, reviewed by Mbizo Chirasha This is a pre-publication … More
Two Poems by Halina Goldstein
The Other Side Life dropped meinto the middle of a great lakeTo swim or to sink?I wasn’t sure Every movement … More
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 … More
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 … More