Two Persian Poems
Translated from the Persian by Bänoo Zan
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Disinviting Nowruz
By Khalilullah Khalili
Tell Nowruz not to come this year
not to find its way to the country of...
Codger Poems – By George Angel
I.
A life of adjustment,
a life spent looking
for a vein.
Oh, that one,
not the first one
nor the last one,
but one along the way.
What if that one
were...
Four Poems by Duane Anderson
You’re Fine
She said I was fine
as I tried moving my water bottle
from the bench seat in front of me
so she would have room
to...
Onsra – By Parismita Kakati
Onsra
When they burn me by the river, my pyre
ignites
with smoke that rises thick and not sandalwood sweet.
A stench grapples the air, reeking of desire
like...
Poems by Mohanarangam N
A Vesper Stroll
It was a blithe wintry vesper;
Strolled I, zealously anigh hillock.
The hillside's scenario was glimmering green.
Perceived I, covey returning to nests.
Gazed I, the...
Poems by Vishnu Raj
The Obedient Stone
The water, soft as memory,
finds me still — tunneling through sand,
through the hush of six obedient feet. It
hums like a...
Three Poems – By Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal
My Intent
My intent is to do nothing,
be nothing, see nothing.
I can barely speak loud
enough to be heard.
I can barely hear myself
think. I am out...
A Sun I Have Yet to Know – By Faten Guemri
Translated from the Arabic by Ahmed Amor Zaabar
Deep within me, there is, a Presence
that pursues the impossible,
hauls me from the world’s mire
into the wide...
Maa – By Swati Moheet Agrawal
1
You are not who you were
and maybe that’s the whole point.
Motherhood
It’s not always magical:
Some days, it’s turmeric milk on the floor
and just one more...
Para Poems – By Debasish Lahiri
Forensic Exhibit 1: Found Note
Unprepossessing. – I begin with an unprepossessing sentence, it’s just a word in length. A long word though. – in...
