Dear readers,
The publication of this issue of Alluvium, an initiative of translated Bengali poetry by Monmanchitra. Alluvium, in its 3rd issue, is offering you some Bengali poems in their English translation to join with our journey.
Translating poems is always a tough task. The difficulty in capturing the essence and nuances of a poem when translated into another language makes the journey of a translator arduous. But we have no option but to translate Bengali poems to reach foreign readers. And the exchange is crucial in introducing the readers with the soul, i.e., poetry, of our language.
We faced significant challenges in obtaining translated poems. Many could not submit their work as promised. And our unfruitful waiting for the promised work delayed our venture.
Against all the odds, the issue is out now. It is curated with the poems of 11 poets. We hope you will enjoy it. Readers are invited to click the links provided below under each poet’s name to read their works. A total of poems by 11 poets have been included in this issue.

Our Guest editor of this issue is Ashraful Kabir– a promising poet, translator and literary critic.

Readers are invited to click the links provided below under each poet’s name to read their works.

1. Jewel Mazhar
2. Himadri Maitra
3. Hossaien Kabir
4. Ali Siddiqui
5. Ashraful Kabir
6. Tuwa Noor
7. Sadat Sayem
8. Sushanta Halder
9. Lutful Hossain
10.Piyal Roy
11.Pradip Acharjee

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