Not every book should be public;Some art is better to archive as eternal privacy.Here, it is worthy to be plated by the Owl,Believe me, an open book is a Pandora’s box of surprises,That we might regret after reading.Ignorance is rarely bliss, my dear,Yet it serves our peace far better than a darkened understanding. Rajendra Ojha […]Read Post ›
my skin is bad. my memory is bad. my bones are bad. my sleep is bad. my hearing is bad. my prodigal son is bad. and you want me to read a poem to feel happy? that is not going to work. the Happy Poet wants me to be more like Marcus Aurelius, but fate […]Read Post ›
MAJA MILOJKOVIC Maja Milojković was born in Zaječar, Serbia. She is the deputy editor at “Sfairos” publishing house in Belgrade, Serbia. She is the vice-president of the association “Rtanj and Mesečev poetski krug”. She is the author of 2 books: “The Circle of the Moon” and “Trees of Desire” She is the editor of the […]Read Post ›
A new short story from Risk in India explores the absence of human passions and values in a world motivated by technology and profit. To reconcile beauty and the need for love in a world bereft of connection.
Translated by Cao ShuiA child crawling out of a stoneThe world seems unable to accommodate your innocent movementsYou are holding flowers, jumping and swayingThe cannon covers you with ferocityYou touch the graffiti and turn around the windowsillSharp blade blasting threatens your chestStripping away your unformed cognition of loveDo you remember the vines planted in your […]Read Post ›
poem from China commemorating World Poetry Day
new poem from Nepal’s Sushant Thapa
Affection The night is young, The daybreak is far away. My mind oscillates Between you and me. We have kept traces On the sand, Tonight, water washes Over it. I was reading by the porch,Your fragrance Kept my story going, My eyes are never tired To look at anything When you are with me. This […]Read Post ›
LoveWe need to understand ourselvesEducate ourselvesWhat is loveAirFireWomanPassionA hand to handA hugTwo people looking the skyWith same dream
Internationally renowned writer, poet and translator, member of the Chinese Writers Association. The only female inheritor of UNESCO-listed Dongba Culture, International Disseminator of Dongba Culture and practitioner of Chinese culture’s global outreach. Winner of the Italian Francesco Giampietri International Literary Award, President of Lanxin Samei Academy and Dean of Yulong Wenbi Dongba Culture Academy.The world […]Read Post ›
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