On the Sublime / Ãœber Das Erhabene
“the door opens here on the last/ rooms of the sun and the escape en face/ gives onto the roof…” By Raoul Schrott, translated from German by Iain Galbraith.
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Magnetism
“‘Death’ is the answer,/ though it isn’t right…” By Marcin Åšwietlicki, translated from Polish by Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese
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Preparation for the Crows’ Feast
“The great scam has been successful. We just don’t know for whom…” By Gábor Schein, translated from Hungarian by Ottilie Mulzet.
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Marta
“the rotting vegetable patch where Marta/finds a stranger’s hand under her dress and — oh — August//snaps like a dry twig…” By Agnieszka Wolny-HamkaÅ‚o, translated from Polish by Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese.
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Dante – Prato Al Saglio
“the wind freezes/ in the nooks and gulping air your mouth// is sated with a fear that fades/ solely when you walk…”
By Raoul Schrott, translated from German by Iain Galbraith.
Working Hands / Zawal-e-Istihal
“…They have served well. / Even though knuckles are pummeled, nails ridged/ like limpet shells. These hands have never/ been used to beg…” Poem of the Week (October 6), by Kishwar Naheed, in an English version by Vicki Husband.
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for zainab
“today marks an entire year of living with this half-finished poem…” Weekend Poem, by Hira A.
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Blue Shirt
“you do not question the disappearance of your hands. / your hands are murals. silver buttons. leaven…” Poem of the Week (September 29), by Triin Paja.
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Solving the Banking Crisis
“…Flipper’s flippering his tail so he’s walking/ on water and clicking his teeth in a grin/ at the handsomely arrived Police Patrol boat…” Weekend Poem, by Stuart Pickford.
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Borders: a suite
“…a beach boat’s carcass/ rests among the reeds/ holding a few breaths…” Poem of the Week (22 September), by Daniel Voskoboynik.
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