A man’s chest without nipples is
a city with no landmarks.
A massive, empty and hollow haunted house
filled with sobs of loneliness.
The desperate compass fails to
point to the heart for the dwellers.
We all get lost.
People become invisible to each other in
the landscape of the chest.
Names are trivial,
only the touch matters.
Perhaps,
we do not need our eyes, nor nipples.
Live the life of the deadly blind and
soothe the skin of the living ghosts.

THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL IS NOW AVAILABLE

We are pleased to announce the publication of the fifth issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (November 2008). Poet, novelist and historian Reid Mitchell generously acted as guest editor and read the submissions with us. The new issue features poetry by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins and new fiction by Nirmala Pillai. Other writers/artists featured in the issue include Sam Byfield, Grace