Olvens Louissaint is a Caribbean bilingual writer, Translator and Human rights defender. As an aspiring writer who used to address complex issues strategically and confidently through his work and whose work treats both personal and universal subjects, he is mainly committed to standing for the well-being of humanity and awarded with many international accolades.
Lily Tang believes that storytelling has the power to transcend cultures and build the critical connections we need to make the world a better place and has spent the past two years building a youth storytelling fellowship program to empower Indigenous students in Taiwan. Through her writing, Lily explores the transnational Chinese experience and the complexity, beauty, and pain of immigration and diasporic identity.
An aspiring writer who used to address complex issues strategically and confidently through my work, Olvens Louissaint is mainly committed to standing for the well-being of humanity and awarded with many international accolades. Some of his poems appeared in many international Anthologies and Magazines and his short stories and essays are also published in several journals
The Asian Group of Literature is pleased to announce the launch of The Aisan Prize for Poetry’s inaugural edition. The Asian Prize for Poetry is a non-monitory award that aims to create a global platform of appreciation for the outstanding work of poetry by writers around the world.
Maria A Perdomo is an emerging Venezuelan poet who has penned two poetry collections so far. She writes in both Spanish and English. Currently based in Valencia, Venezuela, Maria is a medical professional who has shown an unyielding passion for literature. She is working on her first novel and a new poetry collection. Her writings are known for their boldly honest nature, soulfulness and intimacy.
Amaranthine by Anupam Patra – Searchingly introspective, suffused with a strange calm, the poems are both poignant and profound.
How many four leafed clovers do you need, to overcome a life full of misfortune? How many books do you have to read,before you gain the confidence of an average fool?
When the levant burns, and Galilee gets bombed, dark clouds fly over Jerusalem. I could no longer sleep. My dearest Nephew in Kiev, I say a final goodbye, leaving you in the fields.
11 Oracles by Anish Kanjilal is a poignant collection of 11 poems. The poetry ranges from long to medium reading timeline, however, it shuttles between various themes pertaining to human existence and veil of illusion and ignorance under which this race is advancing and progressing.
The whole day from dawn to dusk
Did I hurt you my love ?
I asked you a million times.
Lips are locked
Hips are numbed
Breaths are brisk
My Tiny Chaotic Universe by Jithu Biji Thomas: A Poetry Collection of Complex and Subtle Thoughts
Koshalee Sirichandra is an emerging literary personality in Sri Lanka who demonstrates that writers are limitless. She has authored one book and translated several well-known titles into Sinhala. Koshalee has been contributing to The Asian Review’s Writers’ Space with her intriguing short stories and profound poetic-craft.
The will of a woman
Whose mastery is fighting
Fighting anything life throws at her
The day you deprive
Love of lust
It snarls the knell
Pure lust or a touch of love
Warmth of another man
Tampering on the marriage wows
This poem was written when I was in Freetown, Sierra Leon, in 2011. I was in one of the hilly, cosy hotels in Freetown, where my balcony overlooked the port of Freetown. The country has just gotten rid of the devastating civil conflict which broke out during the Liberian civil conflict.
‘I am not a poet but scribble lines I never publish on paper. This was written in 2001, while travelling by bus from Gampaha, my native town, to Colombo. The bus was passing through Main Street, Pettah, and I could not take my eyes off those cart pullers gathered on both sides of the road. Back then, I was a student. It was the day. I imagined their Night.’
By Dhanuka Dickwella Vengeance – Retribution – Justice The cousins of the same family Only with minor differences Bloodline the same One cry for blood One for an eye to eye The […]
Response of Raphael Abiem, a South Sudanese, to the lamentation below, authored by Ahmed Mustafa Altinai, a lifelong friend. It is an attempt to capture Sudan’s last eternity-like three inches left to go before meeting peace; a journey made possible by “Hope”.
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