Poems by E. Martin Pedersen
3 Hours in the Pediatric Ward
babies crying
but not my baby, she’s okay
each mother's eyes full of empty
fear for their creatures
but they're not my baby's...
Poems by Vidya Poovancheri
Translated from Malayalam by Ra Sh
Something like a lightning
My strong belief is that
such a man did exist.
Yes, there existed such a man.
Or,
how...
Haibun – By Aditya Shankar
A Resignation Letter from Voice
Dear body, I am tired of the paid holiday in your muted throat. A new-born, you arrived whimpering, seeking clarity....
Poems by Abhiram.S
Translated from Malayalam by Ra Sh
Backwards, backwards
I walk
backwards
backwards
stepping on words.
Reached somewhere.
I can hear a river.
Light scattered here and there.
Can’t see anything.
Sharp pointed lances
Race...
Silent Farewells – By Ra Sh
When things start leaving you
they don't say bye.
Silently, they leave in a row.
My dad did not say bye
when he died.
My mom did not say...
Four Poems By João Luís Barreto Guimarães
Translated from the Portuguese by Calvin Olsen
You never miss Siena
The
train materialized on binario 3
the moment the ragazza served a cappuccino
on that shabby counter in...
Poems by Ranjith Sivaraman
Cloak of Solitude
When her eyes are blank and cold
When there are no ripples of warmth
When they are like a frozen brook in a new...
The Other Women – By Tali Cohen Shabtai
I cannot reach their output
for now
Every woman carries within her a month of
the Hebrew letter Tet * in the counting of some 270...
Haiku by Richard E Schell
Fine crystal glazes
on stark winter branches form,
in quiet midnight
⁕
Seek a higher path.
As the mighty trunks may fall,
humble grass prevails
⁕
Rabbit drinks alone,
from beneath cold winter...
Poems By Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal
Dead Bird of Chinatown
I remember the dead
bird in the streets of
Chinatown on College
and Broadway many
years ago. I wonder
where his spirit sings
today. Who took...
