Letter from the Editor, Issue 27
30 October 2026. I write this from Pune. I have lived here too long without knowing the type of soil under my feet. It’s mostly weathered Deccan basalt rock. I have lived too long in this apartment without knowing …
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Letter from the Editor, Issue 26
February 17, 2026 Dear Readers, What then is the translator’s gaze? Where does it look with its innate I/eye? How does it perceive? Incapable of turning the I/eye away from the intricacies/छटा and the minutiae/बारकावे, the translator pursues or courts …
Letter from the Editor: Issue 23
February 10, 2024 Dear Readers: The provocative contributions to this issue portray numerous facets and stages of revolutions. They address the futile and the routine, and encompass tiny stirrings and immense breakthroughs. They capture the reticence to engage when sparks …
Letter from the Editor: Issue 22
August 22, 2023 Dear Readers: So much of the natural world is composed of layers: the earth, the ocean, the atmosphere. In a more abstract sense, human concepts, activities, and creations are layered as well. By titling our Summer 2023 …
Letter from the Editor: Issue 21
February 13, 2023 Dear Readers: The strong arm of authoritarianism has sent ripples across the world and across the pages of this journal. Two of the poets whose work has been included in Alchemy were imprisoned in 2022 for their …
Letter from the Editor: Issue 20
Dear readers, After a longer than anticipated delay, we are so excited to finally share the latest issue of Alchemy–a double Winter/Spring issue, imbued with the energy of a new season. Unlearning In considering the concept of Unlearning, we …