The Enchanting Verses

The Enchanting Verses
Editor-in-chief Sonnet Mondal
Categories Poetry
Frequency Quarterly
Year founded 2008 (2008)
Country India
Based in Kolkata, West Bengal
Website www.theenchantingverses.org
ISSN 0974-3057

The Enchanting Verses is a poetry e-magazine based in West Bengal, India. Since 2008 the magazine has published three to four issues per year featuring works of both new and established poets.[1] The magazine also publishes translations, book reviews, essays on poetry and research articles.[2] In March 2015, The Independent Newspaper mentioned the Enchanting Verses as a leading Indian electronic literary review whose prime focus is the world’s contemporary poetry[3] and the ANI News mentioned it as a prominent international e-magazine from India later in the same month.[4] Some notable contributors include Sidney Wade, Liao Yiwu, Donald Revell, Tom Bradley (author), Rae Desmond Jones, Martha Collins, Miguel Barnet, Diann Blakely, Charles Harper Webb, Malay Roy Choudhury, Gopi Kottoor, K. Satchidanandan, Candice James, Melissa Studdard, B. R. Dionysius, Taslima Nasrin, Hemant Divate, Abhay Kumar, Kishwar Naheed, and Nathalie Handal.[5][6]

Collaboration with Stremez

The Enchanting Verses collaborated with the Macedonian literary magazine Stremez in March 2011 to contribute to cultural exchange through poetry between Macedonia and the rest of the world.[7][8][9] This collaboration has received special mentions in the Diplomatic Bulletin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia along with other international media.[10][11]

The Enchanting Poet

The journal bestows in each issue the title of The Enchanting Poet to a poet in recognition of contributions to the world of poetry. Some recipients include Sidney Wade[12]Jayanta Mahapatra, Mateja Matevski, Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan, and Stephen Gill.[13][14][15] Mateja Matevski was featured as The Enchanting Poet in 2011 who won the Golden Wreath Award later in that year.[16][17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Article in the Independent on November 2013 issue of The Enchanting Verses". The Independent News Agency. 21 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Article in Macedonian Information Agency". Macedonian Information Agency. 21 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Article in The Independent Newspaper". 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Article in ANI News". 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Enchanting Verses Literary Review- the journey". Levure Litteraire.
  6. ↑ "The Enchanting Verses International - a Serious Poetry Journal from West Bengal". Washington Bangla Radio USA. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Indian Journal "The Enchanting Verses" Collaborates with Macedonian "Stremez"". Asia Writes. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Nova Makedonija (daily newspaper) 20 April 2011
  9. ↑ ""Стремеж" воспостави соработка со "Инчентин версис"". eReporter. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Diplomatic Bulletin, Macedonia November 2013" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.
  11. ↑ http://english.republika.mk/?p=106104
  12. ↑ "Sidney Wade Enchanting Poet". Macedonian Information Agency.
  13. ↑ "Republic of Macedonia". Culture. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Award Winners". The Enchanting Verses Literary Review. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "Republic of Macedonia". Culture. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  16. ↑ Pg. 12 "Diplomatic Bulletin 50" Check |url= value (help). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.
  17. ↑ http://www.strugapoetryevenings.com/poets/mateja-matevski/?lang=en
  18. ↑ Para 7 "News Article" Check |url= value (help). Meri News.
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