BIO Mir Muhammad Taqi “Mir” was one of the most famous Urdu poets in the eighteenth century, and is still regarded today as the khudā-e sukhan (the God of Poetry). As a child, he grew up in Agra, then later migrated to Delhi where he spent most of his life. Mir spent the twilight of his life…
BIO The flourit of the legendary Sanskrit litterateur Kalidasa is approximated to be between 4th and 5th century CE. Kalidasa is considered the greatest poet and playwright in the Sanskrit language. His works are primarily based on Indian myth, into which he weaves magical descriptions of nature. There are many debates surrounding Kalidasa’s life and…
A Note on Literary Translation Women’s Movements are myriad and the more recent Feminist Movement is an offshoot of Women’s Liberation fighting for liberation and equality. These movements not always go to the root of the problems of women-kind at the basic life of women as fair sex but with the problems starting with the…
What is written on the folios of our hearts, whether it is literature or not, can be debated. But we all have written stories and songs like this, not to be told or shared with anyone. They are only for us to read and sing alone. But if they are the fond memories of those…
BIO Lalrinkima writes under the pseudonym of Seiji which he accidentally picked up from a typo. He is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Economics at the University of Mizoram. He also works as a part-time content writer for Excelsoft company. Besides reading and writing, he loves playing basketball and cooking. He lives in Aizawl, Mizoram,…
BIO Mohamed Elramady is an Egyptian poet who lives in Alexandria. He has published five collections of poetry: أتَوضأُ بِنُورِ عَينيكِ [I Wash in the Light of Your Eyes], 2011; العشق بعد المداولة [Love after Deliberation], 2010; رَمَادِيَّاتٌ وأَلْوَانٌ أُخْرَىٰ عَام [Ramadyat and Other Colors], 2009;حينَ يَتَكَلَّمُ النَّبْضُ [When the Pulse Speaks], 2009; and أَغَانِي…
BIO Peter O’ Neill was born in Cork in 1967. He is the author of six collections of poetry, his most recent Sker (Lapwing, Belfast, 2016) and Divertimento The Muse is a Dominatrix (mgv2>publishing, France, 2016). He edited And Agamemnon Dead, an anthology of early twenty first century Irish poetry with Walter Ruhlmann, also for…
Sanaz Davoodzadeh Far is an Iranian poet, writer and theater artist. She is the author of I Walk on a Dead Word. Her work has been widely published and her poetry has been translated into English, German, Arabic, Turkish, Swedish, Kurdish and French. . Fereshteh Vaziri Nasab is an Iranian poet, writer and translator. Born…
Nathalie is a poet, playwright, and translator of Palestinian descent, whose grandfather migrated to the West from Bethlehem in Palestine. She has lived in Latin America, Europe, the Arab region, and the United States. She received an MFA in poetry and an MPhil in drama and English. Nathalie has published several poetry collections, including The Neverfield…
BIO Peycho Kanev is the author of four poetry collections and two chapbooks, published in the USA and Europe. He has won several European awards for his poetry. He has also been nominated for the Pushcart Award and Best of the Net. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines, such as: Poetry Quarterly, Evergreen…
BIO Sean Howard is the author of Local Calls (Cape Breton University Press, 2009) and Incitements (Gaspereau Press, 2011). His poetry has been widely published in Canada, the UK, the US, and elsewhere, and featured in The Best Canadian Poetry in English (Tightrope Books, 2011 & 2014). Sean is adjunct professor of political science at…
BIO Jared Pearce teaches writing and literature at William Penn University. His poems have recently been or will soon be shared in Glass Kite, Infinity’s Kitchen, Gyroscope, DIAGRAM, and Fieldstone Review. . Your Love is Just a Dream Her tail feathers pinned in, a step Or two, like a starling, then the bob, A quick…
