Li Bai

Immortal Poet

He found the essence of the word 

hidden at the bottom of the chalice.

In the city of Xuan 

he completed his journey of a thousand miles.

He closed in his eyes 

the beauty of the passing landscapes

and in the mouth the sweetness of wine 

and the bitterness of sadness.

A brave wanderer, 

an eternal one by choice

Sometimes the emperor's favourite, 

sometimes an exile

but never a sycophant 

or a man eager for honours

gold, court glitter, academic triumphs.

A poet banished from heaven, 

created for another world.

He speaks through the ages 

in the words of a thousand poems,

where realism 

intertwines with romantic nature,

existence is a great adventure 

and time travel.

Today his poetry takes root 

in everyday speech.

Write A Poem…

Let the verses 

be full of peace, sadness and longing,

encourage contemplation of silence and beauty. 

Let them whisper about life, 

transience, eternity,

death and rebirth in the eternal cycle

Give the world a little bit of yourself.

Talk about emotions 

coming from  your deep inside

like sparkling wine 

from a crystal goblet

full of unexpected flavour

Write a poem…

Turning Around

- How is Peter feeling? – my mother asked 

once again today.

- He's not well. Peter is in the hospital.

This news once again caused astonishment

and painted sadness on her pale face.

Time creaked 

and changed the trajectory of movement.

She thought back to her parents,

happy moments of childhood,

the non-existent dolls and a teddy bear

She played 

with the dog and the kitten again,

stole unripe fruit 

from her neighbour's orchard,

and talked to the bees 

and her favourite cow.

The memories faded away 

and she came back to the present time.

- How is Peter feeling?

Is he okay?

There are no more dolls, teddy bears 

and today.

I am sad and helpless.

Time creaked and rushed forward.

ALICJA MARIA KUBERSKA

ALICJA MARIA KUBERSKA – awarded Polish poetess, novelist, journalist, editor. In 2011 she published her first volume of poems entitled: “The Glass Reality”.  Her second volume “Analysis of Feelings”, was published in 2012. The third collection “Moments” was published in English in 2014, both in Poland and in the USA. In 2014, she also published the novel – “Virtual roses” and volume of poems “On the border of dream”. Next year her volume entitled “Girl in the Mirror” was published in the UK and “Love me”, “(Not) my poem” in the USA. In 2015 she also edited anthology entitled “The Other Side of the Screen”. In 2016 she edited two volumes: “ Taste of  Love” (USA), “Thief of Dreams” (Poland) and international anthology entitled “ Love is like Air” (USA).Next year she published volume in Polish entitled “ View From the Window”, collection of love poems in Arabic and English entitled “ Love like arabesque ( together with Egyptian poet Mandour Saleh Hikiel). In 2018 she published international anthology “Love Postcards” and her volume in Russian entitled “Selected poems”. She is a chief editor of series of anthologies entitled “Metaphor of Contemporary” (Poland). Her poems have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the UK, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Albania, Spain, Turkey, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Israel, the USA, Canada, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Uzbekistan,  South Korea, China, Taiwan, South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria and Australia. Her volumes were translated into Albanian language by famous poet and academic Mr Jeton Kelmendi, into Telugu language by famous Hindu poet Mr Lanka Siva Rama Prasad, into Turkish by famous Turkish poet Metin Cengiz, into Italian by famous Italian poetess Maria Miraglia and into Arabic by famous Syrian poetess Shurouk Hammouud. She won : distinction (2014) and medal (2015) on Nosside poetry competition in Italy, statuette in Lithuania (2015), medal of European Academy Science, Arts and Letters in France (2018)), award of Cultural Festival International “Tra le parole e l’ infinito” Italy (2018) She was also twice nominated to the Pushcart Prize in the USA. Alicja Kuberska is a member of the Polish Writers Associations in Warsaw (Poland), E- literaci (Poland)and IWA Bogdani, (Albania). She is also a member of directors’ board of Soflay Literature Foundation (Pakistan), Our Poetry Archive (India). She is Polish Ambassador of Culture of The Inner Child Press (the USA). She belongs to Editorial Advisory Board of Sahitya Anand (India) and IPA Editorial (India).