MANUSCRIPTNaba kumar Podder We were not lostNot even after break up The rectangle marinated the summary. Like a honeybee, you flew away perhaps you never imagined,how long one shall fly to turn a jerk into an industry . The waves are like showpieces. The gully side of moonlight . Wardrobe of a river. zodiac signs The sky Where will you hide? [Translated by Soumi] INTELIGENCE Nabakumar Podder How to go towards the merit Fierce shadows. Toxic stormInnumerable dark tearsHalf-sprouted rain-trees Wherever is the lamp of melody the stars play the night-dresses Not all the simplicities are asthin as the bamboo leaves (Translated by Biplab Sarkar) Nabakumar Podder a physiotherapist and anchor by profession, was born and raised in Kolkata, India. But his passion lies in writing poetry in his mother tongue, Bengali. To date he has three volumes of Bengali poetry. He has been published in various commercial magazines, and Little Magazine. So far, his interviews have been published in two Bengali language magazines. And his interview was broadcast on the Latin American radio station ‘Tonos de mi alma ‘ His poems have been broadcast on Uruguayan radio stations in Spanish and english. Some of his poems have been translated into different languages. He is the author of several International poetry collections.