ISSN: 2581-7094
Teesta Review: a Journal of Poetry
Call for submission Volume 3 Number 1
Call for Submissions for May 2020 Issue
Theme: Unity
Deadline for submission: 30 April 2020
Poem:
Heart
of my heart, the world is young;
Love
lies hidden in every rose!
Every
song that the skylark sung
Once,
we thought, must come to a close:
Now
we know the spirit of song,
Song
that is merged in the chant of the whole,
Hand
in hand as we wander along,
What
should we doubt of the years that roll?
II.
Heart
of my heart, we cannot die!
Love
triumphant in flower and tree,
Every
life that laughs at the sky
Tells
us nothing can cease to be:
One,
we are one with the song to-day,
One
with the clover that scents the world,
One
with the Unknown, far away,
One
with the stars, when earth grows old.
III.
Heart
of my heart, we are one with the wind,
One
with the clouds that are whirled o'er the lea,
One
in many, O broken and blind,
One
as the waves are at one with the sea!
Ay!
When life seems scattered apart,
Darkens,
ends as a tale that is told,
One,
we are one, O heart of my heart,
One,
still one, while the world grows old.
--- Alfred Noyes
As the Teesta Review: a Journal of
Poetry flows on, electric with words, it creates dreams, critiques
nightmares, its cascading currents compel the play of imagination with fantasy
and visions, thereby bonding sense and sensibility. The world of free-flowing
poetry celebrates a world of unity despite differences, debates, pluralistic
discourse and cultural diversity. As the river is in perennial motion, so is
poetry. Each poem is a creative blossom that promises the explorations of
new horizons, the emergence of new rainbow arches and the inclusive philosophy
of empathy for both the human and the non-human world.
The
theme for volume 3 No 1, 2020 is UNITY
In the 21st century we are increasingly
witnessing how an environment of exclusionary practices have permeated the
world with the rumblings of gloom and doom. Poets, the unacknowledged
legislators of the world, should now deem it their duty to stem the rot as the
world is out of joint and the intersections of location, race, class, caste,
gender, religion, sexuality are being vitiated by the politics of power and
profit. Yet poetry flows on, undeterred by such inhuman acts of violence and
megalomania. Poetry can spin that unifying thread of bonding, that will hold
the world together in a celebration of its magnificent flora, fauna,
landscapes, seascapes and the awe-inspiring brilliance of the human race,
despite the slippages.
Poetry
Submissions are invited on these suggested sub-themes:
·
Togetherness
·
Inclusivity
·
No man is an island...
·
All are conjoined yet so different
·
The trees are glorious, but we cannot
miss the deep woods
·
Unity is the password for survival
·
The politics of disunity
·
Unity between the human and non-human
world
How to Submit?
Kindly follow our Guidelines for Submission and send your contribution through: teestajournal@gmail.com
Teesta Review Volume 3 No 1 will be edited by Sanjukta Dasgupta.
Please check our Guidelines for Submission.
We’re excited to see what you have for us.
Let us flow like the river -
-Team, TEESTA REVIEW
A Journal of Poetry (Online)