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An elegy for a not-yet-dead-love | Lakshmi Chithra

January 8, 2023

When your love has lived long enough,
You have to check for signals to confirm it’s alive.
A caress, the normal pulse.
a hug, the rhythmic breath.
A very rare act of love-making, the zig-zag lifelines on a medical screen.… [Read the rest...] “An elegy for a not-yet-dead-love | Lakshmi Chithra”

Judas Window | Davis Varghese

October 17, 2022

A sea of sand so limerent.
Stalks its languid prey under a midsummer sun.

A pitiful camel and its sun-stroked captain.
Elements of pathos, on the verge.
Pursued blatantly by an army of rolling dunes.

Wisps of green,
simmer on … [Read the rest...] “Judas Window | Davis Varghese”

I Look Inward | Sheetal Agarwal

October 16, 2022

A tiny ray of the mighty sun
Wipes the darkness away
Toeing the path shown by the enlightened one
My bilboes one-by-one decay

Darkest corners of my soul
Fireflies of wisdom gleam
Spark-by-spark every day
My inner lamp starts to … [Read the rest...] “I Look Inward | Sheetal Agarwal”

In Flight | Sri Lal

October 16, 2022

In Flight

Into your fiery mouth,
I rush. I am ash.

I am beyond myself,
no longer a daughter

cast out,
good for nothing

but scullery or madhouse.
I am a mottled moth

diving into your fire
to be consumed.… [Read the rest...] “In Flight | Sri Lal”

Saffron and the Seven Sins | Shanaia Kapoor

September 6, 2022

A naked Kali dances atop the mantlepiece.
The smell of paraffin hangs in the air
Like the death of glory on a breeze.
This night would be a cold one.

My sisters warn me about how
Like the red and … [Read the rest...] “Saffron and the Seven Sins | Shanaia Kapoor”

On Being Left | Ron Riekki

September 5, 2022

She’s ashamed of my eyes.
She’s left my eyes to the fish.

My lips are abandoned buildings.
My jaw is Detroit.
My feet live below the poverty line.
I am trapped in traps.

She is made of milk and jewels … [Read the rest...] “On Being Left | Ron Riekki”

August to September | Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha

September 2, 2022

A beginning
A glowing promise beckons
Days are short; time is shorter.
Surprise around the corner
In autumnal tones awaits

I am in turmoil
Wanting the radiance of new
Desperate to leave history behind
Rid the sterile pessimism of
Unfulfilled … [Read the rest...] “August to September | Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha”

When ‘Nothing’ is Up, and Everything is as ‘Usual’ | Prateek Joshi

August 27, 2022

I was brushing off the memories of yesterday
over a pause in the afternoon
when I heard a knock on my pillow.
A person I had met once before called from the door.
Greetings were passed. ‘Nothing’ was up and … [Read the rest...] “When ‘Nothing’ is Up, and Everything is as ‘Usual’ | Prateek Joshi”

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Selections…

In the Name of Love | Bobby Hajjaj

Yes, you can come Home | John S. Shilshi

The Man Who Ate in Hospitals | Meera Rajagopalan

Doctor Aarnay and the case of Numbers | Angandeep Kr Chatterjee

The Story In The Middle: Brooklyn 1996 | Leslie-Ann Murray

Translated Poems

Murder | Subodh Sarkar

Bribe | Subodh Sarkar

Tumi Robe Nirobe | Rabindranath Tagore – A Translation

Nothing new | Irsa Ruçi

Timeless…| Irsa Ruçi

Continuity | Irsa Ruçi

Translated Fiction

Thambi | Jeyamohan

Name: M. Saravanakumar. M.A. English Literature. Works at a private college. A dark, well-built … [Read More...]

The Scape-goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

Scape-Goat | Indraganti Narasimha Murthy

“Hello Mr. Murty …” phoned in Sadanandam, the General Manager of ABC bank. “We have reviewed the … [Read More...]

Gratitude | Dr. Veluri Rama Rao (translation)

Gratitude | Bhagavatula Venkata Radhakrishna

If ever you go to Laxmipuram and ask for the house of Veera Venkata Satyanarayana garu, nobody will … [Read More...]

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