Poetry

"...too much of the world feverishly believes in silence..."

"...to notice intensity as splendor..."

"...boats of slavery..."

"...the state that this world finds itself in..."

"...the icy rain, seen from a train..."

Veljko Kotlaja is a historian and PhD student whose work explores national narratives, cultural memory, and the philosophical dimensions of history.

Aritra Basak is a physics student based in Kolkata, India. His work explores authorship, estrangement, and bodily unease through compressed, image-driven prose.

"Driving home from a music club..."

"...in the still midnight of Wyatt’s backyard..."

"...They were whispering things..."

"I woke this morning, free at last..."

"...eyeing his chance, death lurked apart..."

"...in the heat of this early dry june..."

"...A happy harvest is no freak..."

“Just a rebel heart..."

"...Love ignites a quiet flame..."

These poems explore the mystical landscape of the Kashmir Valley, from the "Vakhs" of Lal Ded to the folklore of the Walnut Jinn, the collection seeks to preserve the cultural "texture" of high-altitude traditions.

"...Dark curtains of a silent night..."

"Storks drift on the breeze by the river..."

"...being a man comes with the territory of gentleness..."

"...We must protect the most vulnerable..."

"...Was it worth it?..."

"...I imagine the abyss of final days..."

"...Without a doubt I enjoyed your company..."

"...A phenomenal actor..."

"...I’m sure there’ll be more poets..."

"The bark is a tapestry, gnarled and grey..."

"...summer breezes stirring leaves of trees..."

"...Why be in hock to the weather..."

"Northwoods lake country..."