Presenting the new issue of *Kritya*. There are times when the body refuses to let the mind even stir, and the spirituality of pain grips

The Blood of Ink by Maryam Ala Amjadi Modern Logic, which gnaws on the neck of art and literature today, demands in its self righteous fashion, a thorough

Nizar Qabbani "The bird returns to its nest and the child to its mother's breast" -- words from Nizar Qabbani's last testament. Qabbani, who died at

Dimitris P. Kraniotis      (Greece)   Minus one   I pulled the earth To cover us Just in case we might wear tonight Disarming and bloodless The words we spat out yesterday Like seeds   But