Poetry

In an intellectual space where phrases like “indigeneity”, “collective memory” and “erasure” resound within contemporary conversations, Omair Bhat presents three poems about the current times, the disturbed past and the impending future.

Saadia Peerzada presents two poems that conjure a sense of being in two places or spaces at once, at two different times that collide between thought, evocation and memory. There is the space where a poem seeks to leap into the quotidian and break into its sadness, and perhaps even disrupt its irrem

These two poems by Jasna Gugić offer meditations on sorrow, resilience and the beauty redeemed from our human existence. With imagery evoking autumn rains, scattered thoughts and quiet desperation, each of Gugić's verses mirrors the struggle to hold on to fleeting moments between hope and despair. T

Olaore Philip Durodola-Oloto explores the interplay of creativity, anxiety, and the vibrant realities of urban life. "A Poet on Hiatus" captures the struggle of a once-vibrant voice silenced by doubt, while "Celestial Being" reflects on transcending worldly constraints. Both poems by the aspiring yo