Poetry

Enduring lessons from the Pakistani poet Parveen Shakir’s ‘Khushboo’

Enduring lessons from the Pakistani poet Parveen Shakir’s ‘Khushboo’

27 Jun 2025

12 min read

Southasia Review of Books podcast #13: Tariq Ali on a life in writing and dissent

Southasia Review of Books podcast #13: Tariq Ali on a life in writing and dissent

09 Dec 2024

1 min read

Southasia Review of Books podcast #11: Sex, scandal and the death of a poet in 1970s Karachi

Southasia Review of Books podcast #11: Sex, scandal and the death of a poet in 1970s Karachi

11 Nov 2024

3 min read

Southasia Review of Books Podcast #04: Sumana Roy on literature from the Southasian provinces

Southasia Review of Books Podcast #04: Sumana Roy on literature from the Southasian provinces

20 May 2024

2 min read

The devastating poetry of Tamil women who fought in Sri Lanka’s civil war

The devastating poetry of Tamil women who fought in Sri Lanka’s civil war

Frances Harrison

14 May 2024

11 min read

Prison writing sheds harsh light on our states and societies

Prison writing sheds harsh light on our states and societies

Sharmila Purkayastha

19 Jan 2024

15 min read

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