Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry
Call for submissions: Volume 5, Number 2 (November 2022)
Guest
Editors: Amelia Walker and Aden Burg
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Theme: Interliminal Encounters:Indian and Australian writers in po(i)etic dialogue
India and
Australia are vastly different, culturally and geographically. Yet we share
common histories of British invasion/colonisation with its ongoing ramifications
across social, cultural, spiritual, ecological, epistemic and economic spheres. The
present moment is one of increasing anxiety worldwide, fuelled by real threats
to peace, health, our environment, homes, communities, and indeed, future life and
values. Under these conditions, tensions are mounting between nations,
reflecting the observations Rabindranath Tagore made in his important book Nationalism:
‘Because
each nation has its own history of thieving and lies and broken faith,
therefore there can only flourish international suspicion and jealousy, and
international moral shame becomes anæmic to a degree of ludicrousness. The
nation's bagpipe of righteous indignation has so often changed its tune
according to the variation of time and to the altered groupings of the
alliances of diplomacy, that it can be enjoyed with amusement as the variety
performance of the political music hall.’
(Tagore 1917
[2011]: 178)
Poetry is a practice and a space via which we can overcome the false
divides, isolation and suspicions such circumstances foster. Through poetry, we
can find connection and modes of collaboration across borders of multiform
kinds. While respecting differences, we can recognise commonalities and work
together towards shared hopes. Such possibilities were demonstrated in Special
Issue #60 of TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Courses:‘Indian-Australian
exchanges through collaborative poetic enquiry’(Sarangi & Walker 2020). In
our new November 2022 special issue of Teesta, we seek to expand the
Indian-Australian connections fostered through the TEXT special issue,
and to consider the potentials interliminal po(i)etic dialogue may raise for broaching
the challenges both our lands—and others globally—presently face.
As noted in the introduction to the TEXT special issue, a limen
is a border, threshold, or point of crossing-over, andthe concept
‘interliminality’ one we borrow from translation studies, where it is used to
indicate ‘complex dynamics that arise at points of overlap or contact between
differing liminalities oflanguage, culture, geography, and more (Sarangi &
Walker 2020: 1). Through the term ‘po(i)etic’ we signal poetry’s connections
with the Greek notion of poiesisas making. In our special issue, we thus
specifically seek poetry and articles about poetry that makes something at the
intersecting limens of culture, geography, society, knowledge, history and
more.
We encourage those intending to submit to consult the TEXT special issue
(Sarangi & Walker 2020: 1) for samples of the styles of work we seek to
publish. We are interested in collaborative as well as individually-authoredcritical
articles and reviews that establish connections and/or probe the fascinating
differences betweenIndian and Australian writing, culture, experience, thought,
philosophy and life. We are also interested in submissions of poetry and art
images evoking these themes as well as those of place, space and placed-ness.
Beyond this, we are potentially interested in any submissions exploring
Indian-Australian connections, particularly from a postcolonial or decolonial
standpoint.Those wishing to discuss submission queries with the editors are
warmly encouraged to contact us via the email address provided in the
submission instructions.
Works
Cited in Call for Submissions
Sarangi, J & Walker, A 2020 ‘Introduction’ to TEXT: Journal of
Writing and Writing Courses, vol. 24, special issue no. 60, at: https://textjournal.scholasticahq.com/article/23513-introduction
Tagore, R 1917 [2011], excerpt from ‘Nationalism’, in The Essential
Tagore, eds FakrulAlam& Radha Chakravarty, Harvard University Press,
Cambridge MA.
Submission
Instructions
Submissions should be e-mailed to Guest Editor Amelia Walker at amelia.walker@unisa.edu.au with cc to teestajournal@gmail.com
Works of
literature should be attached to the email as a .doc, .docx . We will not
consider submissions that are not within these file format. We suggest
that submissions be formatted with 12 pt. Times New Roman type, APA. Please add
a cover letter into the body of the email with your first and last name,
email address, and the title of your work(s).
Art
Gallery
·
Paintings, photographs, sketches related to the theme
All submissions should be accompanied by a brief bio note (30 words) and
high-resolution photo . All work in a Word file must be electronically
submitted to our Guest Editor Amelia Walker at amelia.walker@unisa.edu.au. cc
to teestajournal@gmail.com with
"Submission: Genre: Name, Title" in the subject line (for example,
"Submission: Poetry :Jane Smith"). No fees required.
Simultaneous submissions to other journals are permitted, as long as you notify
us promptly if your poetry/paper /art is accepted elsewhere.
Deadline
: 30 September 2022
For general inquiries, requests, and concerns, contact us at teestajournal@gmail.com
While we are generally responsive, please give us up to 30 days to
respond to your submission(s). We are not a paying market at the moment.
We ask for exclusive rights to published pieces for a period of two
weeks. After that, republishing with attribution is welcome.
Opinions and other statements expressed by contributors are theirs
alone and not opinions of Teesta. Content created by any
contributor is the sole responsibility of the contributor and its accuracy and
completeness are not guaranteed by Teesta. The Editor of the issue
reserves the right to modify your work(s) as per Teesta Review's
standard policy.
We’re excited to see what you have for us.
Let us flow like the river.
-Team, TEESTA
An International Journal of Poetry
(online)