A poem by Shakti Chattopadhyay (Translated by Khademul Islam)
Author: Khademul Islam
Samar Sen Translated by Khademul Islam In the neighboring home A girl sings a song of forgetfulness, The tired tune Floats in the air like a fallen leaf, And fires flare up once in a…
Samar Sen Translated by Khademul Islam 1. Return me to the simple city Where after the ten-to-five Tired people fearlessly head home; The sunset’s vermilion daub in the west, In home after home housewives bathe,…
Shakti Chattopadhyay Translated by Khademul Islam Unwanted, this sudden rain, like the drumming Of horse hooves on tin-sheds, strewing flowers on streets Bitter sap flows down garbage heaps, a black stream, Rain arrives not on…
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