Poems by Sanjukta Dasgupta

Dr.Sanjukta Dasgupta,Professor and Former Head, 

Dept of  English and Former Dean, Faculty of Arts,

Calcutta University and Fulbright Fellow. She is a poet,

 short story writer, critic and translator.

She was a member of the GeneralCouncil of  Sahitya Akademi New Delhi and Convenor, English Advisory Board,

Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. She is the President of the  Intercultural Poetry Performance Library, Kolkata.

She received the WEI Kamala Das Poetry Award in 2020  and the ETHOS Literary Award in 2022.Dasgupta has 26 published books. Her published  books of poetry are Snapshots (1997), Dilemma (2002),First Language (2005), More Light (2009), Lakshmi Unbound ( 2017) Sita’s Sisters (2019)  Unbound : New and Selected Poems edited by Jaydeep Sarangi and  Sanghita Sanyal) (2021), IndomitableDraupadi (2022). Her poems have been translated in German, Serbian, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Tamil.

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Poems by Subhransu Maitra

Subhransu Maitra is an established translator of  modern Bengali fiction and poetry. He has published translations of Rabindranath Tagore, Saratchandra Chatterjee,  Mahasweta Devi, Sankha Ghosh and others. He has also published two books of poems in English---When My Mother   Sang and Dark Harvest

Poem by Inam Hussain Begg Mullick

Inam Hussain Begg Mullick is an award-winning Kolkatan poet-editor and polymath.
Associated with several publications, he recently published a book of poems, The Magical Life of Inamorato (Writers Workshop) and edited an anthology of 21st century Indian English poetry,
The Violet Sun (Writers Workshop). Inam has read at Sahitya Akademi's Poets’ Meet. For many years, his poems appeared in The Statesman. He is the Director-Founder-Editor, The Kolkata Arts. Inam teaches Creative Writing.

A Poem by Somolekha Sur

Somolekha started professional writing with an education magazine. She currently teaches in the Bhawanipur College and is the COO of Azure ad agency. She writes in both Bengali and English with equal élan. Her English poems are regularly published in national and international magazines like Teesta Review, The Kolkata Arts, Lit Review (Texas, USA), international online journals like Writers Cafe etc.

She has also lent her voice to promotional videos. She has been closely associated with the world of advertising and has contributed to several ad film scripts and publicity materials.

A Poem by Parna Samanta

I’m Parna Samanta, very much excited to introduce myself once again. Basically by profession I am an Assistant Professor of a B.Ed College. I’ve always been passionate about Literature. I like to keep a positive attitude. Hard work doesn’t bother me. I like everything I do to be well-organised. I want to be a regular contributor to this magazine through which I would prove myself in word.

Two Poems by Runa Srivastava

Runa Srivastava is a poet and writer whose work delicately weaves emotion, nostalgia, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Though academically rooted in science, she discovered her true creative calling in literature, where memory and reflection found lyrical expression. Author of four published books, her latest anthology, Epistle in Sunlight, was launched at the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair, 2026. Her writings have appeared in numerous national and international anthologies and literary journals, earning appreciation for their tenderness and evocative depth.

Two Poems by Susmita Bhowmick

My name is Susmita Bhowmick, and I have recently completed my Master's degree in Performing Arts from Presidency University. I am a passionate dancer with a deep appreciation for the performing arts. Alongside my artistic pursuits, I work as a private tutor, as I genuinely enjoy teaching and sharing knowledge with others.In my leisure time, I love painting and writing, especially poetry, which allows me to express my thoughts and creativity. 

A Poem by Damayanti Datta

, Damayanti balances college days with midnight musings. A lifelong storyteller since age six, she pours her heart into poems and short stories brimming with quiet depth and raw honesty. Inspired by Louisa May Alcott, she dreams of one day igniting the same spark in another little girl's heart.