In Praise of Maths
“A pyramid here, a statue there,/ But now why bother?…” Weekend Poem, by Heidi McKinley
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Putin’s Soul
“I take Putin’s soul by the hand and seat him in my little red wagon, and I start to pull him back to my house.” Story of the Week (July 10), by Ambika Thompson.
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Directions
“A walk across this town is not easy.
Its always a waiting-room of history…” Poem of the Week (7 July), by Mantra Mukim
Reading Elif Shafak in the Rain
“But still the call,/ and a boy in white with flowers…” Weekend Poem, by Carl Boon.
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The Tragicomedy of Mefito and Tentorea
“Tentorea runs home crying. Mefito stays where he is, horribly anguished. A beautiful love story can’t just go down the tubes on account of a hypersensitive nose and ears.” Story of the Week (July 3), by Pablo MartÃn Sánchez. Translated from Spanish by Jeff Diteman.
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june
“in the village over the turn-bridge,/ the papaya trees bear flowers in white/ and the young pale shoots of bamboo loom over the uthan…” Poem of the Week (June 30), by Shibaji Ray.
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After Much Ice and Snow Televised from Vancouver I Wonder If Tu Fu Is Dry & Safe In His “Night in the House by the Riverâ€
“In this world what we have/ Keep us wide awake all night…” Weekend poem, by DeWitt Clinton, adapted from Tu Fu.
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Martian Photos
“See the exposed wall over there—the cracks in the plaster are shaped like an agave plant.” Story of the Week (June 26), by Geoffrey Aronson.
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Sherlock Holmes in Red Cross Garden
“What a lovely thing/ a rose is, he thinks, but they will not bloom/ for weeks….” Poem of the Week (June 23), by Clarissa Aykroyd.
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Akhmatova’s Nights
“I who am called a nun and a whore/ who welcomes every morning with open arms,/ I will not run from this, my only love.” Weekend Poem, by Saskia Handley.
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