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Tag: Poetry

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

‘Eye Game’ – Norie Suzuki

Eye Game I have three ways to look at the world around me.             First, with my eyes big. That’s … More

Aloka, childhood, confict, eye, family, game, japan, norie, Poetry, Prose, suzuki

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

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

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

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

‘Obsess’ – Gary Beck Interview

Obsess by Gary Beck is published by Cyberwit, a small independent publisher in India. Obsess and other of Beck’s books … More

america, american, art, beck, dream, Fiction, gary, india, interview, obsess, Poetry, review, submit, writing

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