The Story of the Cat That Drank the Sea
Poem: Riyaz Qurana
Translated from Tamil by: Rajesh Subramanian
The drop that was sucked this afternoon
was the last one. The sea went dry.
From the moment the...
Poems by A. Nasbullah
Translated by Latha Ramakrishnan
The Word
From the word ‘Text’
I
or We
leave apart.
Some leave this word
for ever
Some go separate for the time being
and then entwine themselves with...
Two Poems by S. Vaidheeswaran
Translated by Ashokamitran
I too like the elephant
The moment I hear
the chimes
at the end of the street
I know it is Saturday.
Shouts of joy
all through the...
Poems by Muthamizh Virumbi
Translated by C. Rajeswari
The focus
Placing the knife apart,
And the moment
He turned aside.
Picked up and flew away
A tiny piece of mutton
From the butchering table
The crows.
A...
Bharathiyar Songs
Translated by A.K. Ramanujan
Wind
Wind, come softly.
Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what...
Constant, Thy Remembrance – Poem(s) by Sibichelvan
Translated by Latha Ramakrishnan
1.
Constant thy remembrance
Constant Oh Mount thy remembrance
Constant Oh Sea thy remembrance
Constant Oh wind thy remembrance
Constant Oh fire thy remembrance
Constant Oh Water,...
Poems by Mubeen Sadhika
Translated by Latha Ramakrishnan
Wall
The cot where slept the cat’s tail
Never wailing whether tugged at or twirled
Searching for rat at weary midnight hour
On the verge...
What For ? – Poems by C. Mani
Translated by E. Annamalai
What For?
1.
I didn’t come
to rush to my office
straight from home.
I came to watch with fun,
stopped and musing,
like a boy
sent to school...
Bharathiyar’s Poem – “Besought”
Translated by Lekha Murali
Besought
Why build an exquisite veena1,
Only to be heedlessly cast-off into dust?
Tell me O! Sivasakthi2 –
You, (who) created me with a scintillating...
Two Poems – By Atmanaam
Translated by Karthik
Alms
Become a beggar
Ask for alms
Beseech,beg – Louder !
Not as far as the street corner
Your voice should cross the Infinite space
The food for...
