By Shireen Madon
You stood beside our god, you anointed a human king, and yet you are forever
rendered the shortest of…
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- By Bertrand N. O. WalkerLonely, open, vast and free,
The dark'ning desert lies;
The wind sweeps o'er it fiercely,
And the yellow… - By Bertrand N. O. WalkerFor ages long, my people have been
Dwellers in this land;
For ages viewed these mountains,
Loved these… - By Saddiq DzukogiIn Jangari, beyond sama na bakwai,
in the township of spirits, I woke up
to a drunken daylight. And… - By Ishwar GuptaSuch is their greed that no part is thrown away.
Not crown, not base, not even the eyes
gouged out from… - By EnheduannaLady of all powers,
In whom light appears,
Radiant one
Beloved of Heaven and Earth,
Tiara-crowned
Priestess… - By Luke KennardAn extremely hubristic, unflattering, and accurate self-portrait, this episode saw Halberg in direct…
- By Duane NiatumRaven steals your name for an autumn joke:
buries it along with you under the broadest hemlock
known… - By Ray DiPalmaMany of the oldest priests were there, their ceremonial robes
in tatters but the knives they held appeared… - By Kanya Kanchanadarkriver moonrise
girlrise locksdrip
firmfoot mudbank
starwheel skinflush
red
mouthswell tongueloll… - By Rukmini Bhaya Nairi poetry
Pull down the crows from the sky
Piya, summer’s blood is barely dry
What is a poem if it cannot… - By Biswamit DwibedyAs a rule, we are only because
men have looked down upon
us with such kindness
straight into our eyes… - By Keki Daruwallawhat lights up
the lightbulb filaments
of your recall Old Man
this streak of fire
through the thin wire… - By Danielle Boodoo-FortunéThere is a place not far from here where
two rivers meet the sea, a shore dark
and pitted as a caiman… - By Shivanee RamlochanAfter
the small bomb of his orgasm
I stole his mother’s crucifix,
darted through the back doors.
I … - By Biswamit DwibedyThese are all ancient names of what you will once call home.
The shape of the fire altar is independent… - By Sangeeta SinghAji held onto the brown and black
patched calf’s tail
A pundit sang her mantra for
43 minutes
Years
… - By Cyril DabydeenWhat’s Godhead—
now standing upright,
fecundity no less
I tell you more about.
Phases of the moon, … - By Rajiv MohabirSunrise ocher marks
the river’s forehead,
wet dhotis betray supplicants
bare as opaque windows,
their…