Chamber of Sodium by Rajendra Ojha (Nayan)
modernist satire from Nepal
reading poetry
Final Closing by Sushant Thapa
The rocking chair, The childhood swing, The first kiss, The velvety garden walk. Fresh and forgotten, Two walks of life. A survivor and a dreamer. A bed of lies, A true crime: Leaving and Not looking back, except For a leaf Of emotional notes. Snow and the sun Depart and melt. Two footprints And a […]Read Post ›
When a Joker Becomes a Dictator by Bishwa Sigdel (translated by Sushant Thapa from Nepali)
popular poet of Nepal Biswa Sigdel translated into English by Sushant Thapa
Versions by Sushant Thapa
I kick off The contemplation. It is called vibrancy. Come closer We have a long journey To go through. We met in hazy days, What could we have done, Nobody chooses a thorn And dislikes a budding rose. Efforts are underway, But life is a rolling stone. It goes on, Not in our version, But […]Read Post ›
Rain Through the Keyhole: Violence, Tenderness, and the Grammar of Becoming in “Night Sky with Exit Wounds” by Wani Nazir
Book review of Ocean Vuong’s “Night Sky with Exit Wounds”
Freedom from Rush Hour by Sushant Thapa
poem from Nepal
Four Poems by Nabakumar Podder
poems by Nabakumar Podder
Barren Land by Manashi Hazarika
Indian poet Mansi Hazarika
Poetry Like a Forgotten Handkerchief: Reading Sushant Thapa’s The Walking Rebel by Wani Nazir
All of the pieces are emotional snapshots, some just a moment long and others stretching on like a season. Kind of philosophical, but actually quite literal. Somewhere where grief and joy don’t have to be sugar coated but can just be messy and even complicated, yet weirdly beautiful.
Arrivederci: The Journey Continues by Amrita Valan, written by Candice Louisa Daquin
Candice Louisa Daquin review of Amrita Valan’s Arrivederci: The Journey Continues. Daquin writes, “Her candor and simple appreciation for all things. There is no pretention here, there are no clever self-conscious methods to gain traction. Just the simplicity of a writer’s life, laid bare.”
Transcendent Zero Press 