Spirit breaks at home along with love mingled with innocence.

Dissipated, my thoughts wander finally taking refuge in sleep.

I am a god when I am asleep, I am found to be inside the shimmer of water as it fights against the brilliance of the screams that emanate from the sky

Martyrs and-slash-or heroes they call us Is it worth all the fuss? While they celebrate We ache to recuperate

Neeldhaja is the first Bangla poem to be written in the form of a letter; it places a female figure with a rebellious demeanor as the protagonist of a historical narrative.

Kazi Nazrul Islam’s work remains just as relevant and beautiful 123 years after his birth.

The event, themed ‘Memory,’ took place on Sunday, May 21 at Dhanmondi’s DrikPath Bhaban, supported by Goethe-Institut Bangladesh and HerStory Foundation

It's time to take care of ourselves, both mind and soul, To live a life that is complete and whole.

The curtain rises, silence engulfs the theatre,

You stand where you always have

The blue model of clay vices that sits in a house of glass

She impales the bodies of chickens she prepares for a feast— My mother holds taut the fat clinging to the meat, By the sleight of her hand, separates it, And hurls it into the bin by the kitchen sink.

A dream of me in a sea of green.

The Mando, having more pressing matters To protect the kid, no bounty, no task ordained To him. He loves its cooing, its soft forehead, Appealing spell cast by the marveled eyes.

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 29 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Curtains

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 28 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Sugar

She is broken but she is fine.

For me, poetry has forever been an elusive passion.

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 27 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Total

The top selections in poetry, flash fiction and artwork for Day 26 of the Sehri Tales challenge; prompt: Wild