The eyes of the cougar were aflame in the light of the morning sun. The sun cast sparkles off the snow so bright it made him blink. He sat on the bank of the Grand River with one paw lightly resting on a drift of blood-sprinkled snow. He lifted his proud head to smell the…
Shanta Acharya is an internationally recognized name in modern Indian English literature. The canvas of her creativity and literary expressions are as vast as the geography of the continents, where she finds her roots and lives to nurture her art and profession. Shanta Acharya, a poet and a writer, is also a successful business professional….
. Matthew Hunt is an inveterate traveler, mountaineer, and musician. He has released music as Slim Hunt, Slim Rosa, and The Iris Bell and performs regularly. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and children. The Black Swan From far on darkened river shores A flight is set that undoes men’s fortunes For we…
Mohammed Ayub Betab’s poems are translated into English by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis from their Hindi translations by Agni Shekhar from the original Kashmiri. . . Mohammed Ayub Betab (June 1939 – December 2005 ) is a well known Kashmiri Poet. He was born in Shupyan, Kashmir, where his work is widely respected. He worked as a headmaster and…
. Vishnuchandra Sharma – विष्णुचन्द्र शर्मा (April 01st, 1933- November 02nd, 2020) was born in Varanasi, UP, India. He is an important name in Hindi literature. He was a poet, writer, translator, and editor of ‘Kavi’ magazine. His notable works are “Avaal to Main Sanad Hoon” अव्वल तो मैं सनद हूँ and “Muktibodh Ki Aatmkatha (1984), मुक्तिबोध…
. Holly Day’s poetry has recently appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Grain, and Harvard Review. Her newest poetry collections are Where We Went Wrong (Clare Songbirds Publishing), Into the Cracks (Golden Antelope Press), Cross Referencing a Book of Summer (Silver Bow Publishing), and The Tooth is the Largest Organ in the Human Body (Anaphora Literary…
BIO Ram Krishna Singh, an Indian English poet, has been writing for about four decades. Professionally, till recently, Professor of English at IIT-ISM in Dhanbad, he has published more than 160 research articles, 175 book reviews and 42 books, including You Can’t Scent Me and Other Selected Poems (2016), God Too Awaits Light (2017), Growing Within…
Kunwar Narain An iconic figure in Indian literature, Kunwar Narain is regarded as one of the finest poets, writers and thinkers of modern times. He read widely, across literatures and disciplines, and blended an international sensibility with a grounding in Indian history and thought. He has written in diverse genres, including three epics considered classics…
BIO Sarita Jenamani (India/Austria) was born in Cuttack, Orissa and studied Economics and Management Studies in India and Austria. She writes in English, Hindi as well as in her mother tongue, Odia. Having three books of poetry, she has been published in a number of anthologies and international literary journal including the prestigious PEN international…
Translated from the original Hindi by John Vater and Apurva Narain ‘You degenerate insect!’ one inveterate man said to another. The second man, to prove he wasn’t an insect, clawed like a cat at the face of the man calling him one. ‘Animal!’ A new sobriquet, accompanied by a powerful slap, confirms the view…
BIO David Martin is the founder and managing editor of Fine Lines, a non-profit quarterly journal that has published creative writing by “young authors of all ages” since 1992. All writers are welcome to submit their poetry, prose, photography, and artwork. This publication has printed work by authors from all fifty states and forty-three…
. BIO Cameron Morse taught and studied in China. Diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014, he is currently a third-year MFA candidate at UMKC and lives with his wife, Lili, in Blue Springs, Missouri. His poems have been or will be published in over 50 different magazines, including New Letters, Pamplemousse, Fourth & Sycamore…
