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A Forest-Born Poem Khaled Hossain Translated from Bangla by Shabnam Nadiya
Torn thunder collapses on to the rain-drenched treetops, in minute squares the kathbadam tree seeks a certain expression, fragments of an abducted persona, the conversation of spiders within the moonlight of the heart Far away in a fruit shop as unsteady as the deck of a ship a woman’s bared breast is like the ancient soul of an infant or eyes intent on a flame Blood or seawater within the breast of slumbering hasnahena-blossoms, to be taken aback by thirst amid the heart of water grass slain by a wooden sword as solitary as a gramophone in a museum.
Published January 20, 2007
The original poem [banaja-kabitaa*] is from a collection titled Shikar Jatrar Ayojon first published in 2005 by Sahitya Bikash, Bangladesh. Translated by Shabnam Nadiya. Shabnam Nadiya is a writer, poet and translator. Her work has appeared in the anthologies ... (more). Illustrated by Preeti Mathur. Preeti is based in New Jersey, USA. Click here to send your feedback * To
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