“Force and Creation” Translated by Sumit Ray Dabaav aur Srijan by Yatish (Hindi) Have you seen a mountainor a river form?Have you seen a forest growor a star being added to the galaxy? Mountains of sorroware also formed unseenRivers of feelingsalso flow unwanted in silence. Everyone seesthe growth of the trunkand fruit laden branches bowing…
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Basudhara Roy
“Dangerous” translated by Basudhara Roy Khatarnak by Leeladhar Mandloi (Hindi) With those I have spent fifty yearswhat happened so unforeseenthat their love alchemized into disgustand their religion into war? The mouthful that once cohered on their plateis now hemlock.Burning embers have replacedthe moistness of their tongue. All hope of justice from themis forever lost.The expression…
Issue 3, September 2022 : From the Chief Editor
Poetry at the Heart of the Nation, the journal of the Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library (IPPL), in its previous avatar was published in pdf form and uploaded to the IPPL website. While throughout the pandemic we, at IPPL, have been using poetry to stay connected, work on the Journal had been held up for…