Speaking, writing, expressing in English rather than the mother tongue could be misunderstood as a way of the privileged showing off Continue reading Not merely for the west

Kazi JesinI wanted to tell youI too have a dreama soft pillowa open windowa glaring paddy fieldpalm trees swinging in the windbut I had no words.You gave me blue polythene —a forbidden house on the footpath. Under the blue lightsmy … Continue reading Words are not more valuable than bread