Read Original Poetry: ‘Shiva’s Head’
Shiva’s Head Quivering hands clutched the banister as my ten year old senses tested the waters of that L-shaped battlefield — that stairway of doom, … Read more
Poetry
“astronomy” (based on ‘Jungle Peace’ by William Beebe)
astronomy (based on Jungle Peace* by William Beebe) so, astronomer-like, I took notebook and pencil and calculated how long it would take for her … Read more
Original Poetry: “Laser Hair Removal, Appt. #9”
Laser Hair Removal, Appt. #9 It is a strange technology that leaves me under the burning Light, a white woman standing over me, the … Read more
Read Original Poetry by Nazia Islam: “drinking god”
drinking god out of a teacup i drink god who dances pirouettes in the cave of my mouth tells tales of floating thrones and angel … Read more
Mother & I (a coming-out poem)
love forged from the bonds of blood exceeds all, those were the words uttered to me one night, love crafted from the care a mother … Read more
Original Poetry: “In Which the Author Regrets Coming Out to Her Parents”
When I came home, came out, came wrong. And gave thanks to the night sky for how it covers me in composure. And called on … Read more
Read Original Poetry: “Hymn to Asafoetida” & “Waiting for Kalki”
Hymn to Asafoetida To the chalky yellow sand-stuff that lived in my mother’s palm when I asked her, how do I stoke the hearth burning … Read more
Original Poetry: “The Secret to a Good Biryani,” “Immigration Roulette,” & “The House with Sienna Walls”
The Secret to a Good Biryani I. There are no measures. Not in cooking. Nor in love. Sab andaaz se, you are driven … Read more
Today’s Filter Kaapi
Be a Bone Marrow Donor. The parents of six-year-old New Jersey boy Owen Bahadur Lang, who was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia, are seeking a … Read more
Original Poetry by Diya Bose: “The Organ I Grew When You Grew in Me”
When I grew you Inside of me, I grew new limbs. My branches grew new ways To reach for the world And touch it In … Read more
