Inverse Journal

08/07/2025

Carol Blaizy D’Souza presents two poems that explore structure, spatiality and the enunciating subject intertwined within the former. Such verses trace the lines where the soul wanders within a human gaze, be it one affixed on oneself or one’s surroundings, and in both poems succeed in capturing movement. “Face to Face” pulls us into a defamiliarization of the human face with verses that allow us to approach physiognomy through the language of territory, topography, architecture and geometry. “No Pressure” enters the space of ritual, tradition, culture and belonging as it relates to one of the most influential figures within history with a personal bond that is not customary of historical figures. One can almost taste the foods in a kitchen faraway that is drawn close enough for us to inhabit its space through D’Souza’s verses. A conversation with oneself passes through verse, occupying the space of homely surroundings where the familiar body is made strange enough to arrive at a rekindling through a renewed familiarity.

Carol Blaizy D’Souza presents two poems that explore structure, spatiality and the enunciating subject intertwined within the former. Such verses trace the lines where the soul wanders within a huma

10/06/2025

Musa Malik reflects on the development of Islamic Marxism as a hybrid ideology at the intersection of Marxist principles and Islamic tenets. In his piece, Musa problematizes the contradictory aspects of Islamic Marxism as a paradoxical political philosophy and system of thought that integrates the differing attitudes of Marxism towards religion and the nature of Islam as a religious system and a way of life that cannot be detached from its roots in faith. In his analysis, Musa reflects on the contemporary application of Islamic principles in modern times, within the framework of Islamic Marxism and far beyond its limitations.

Musa Malik reflects on the development of Islamic Marxism as a hybrid ideology at the intersection of Marxist principles and Islamic tenets. In his piece, Musa problematizes the contradictory aspects

08/06/2025

Juliana Ariela Sejas presents a poem that ventures into dreamlike landscapes led from the quotidian by memory and sensation, thought and emotion. Among other things, the poem arrives at a visceral understanding of what is to be, to exist and to read, to create, to dream and then to write and make art. Juliana's verses unfold in a stream-of-consciousness style, weaving natural imagery, sonic textures and nostalgic allusions to impermanence, introspecting on nature of artistic creation while retrieving colorful moments otherwise lost to the everyday. The cascabel—a small bell that both haunts and heralds—serves as a recurring motif to reflect on the ephemerality of life in its rhythms and the quiet revolutions that gain momentum within our silences, which are fertile grounds for remembrance, recollection and creation. The original poem in Spanish is presented here with its English translation that preserves the poem's delicate cadence and maintains its intimate resonance.

Juliana Ariela Sejas presents a poem that ventures into dreamlike landscapes led from the quotidian by memory and sensation, thought and emotion. Among other things, the poem arrives at a visceral und

08/06/2025

In the words of its author, this essay “offers a philosophically engaged and theoretically rich examination of how power operates and perpetuates itself, weaving together insights from Foucault, Bourdieu, Spivak, and Gramsci to dissect the subtle mechanics of caste, class, and gendered domination.” Through varied styles of writing that set this essay outside of the limits of academic writing, Ghulam Mohammad Khan introduces “the microcosm of a village” that is all too familiar to the writer and academic whose primary focus “reveals how supremacy regenerates not only through overt violence but also through cultural codes, normalized practices, and silent complicity.” In his eclectic style of blending narrative storytelling with critical theory, G.M. Khan’s essay “challenges static conceptions of power, urging a deeper awareness of its fluid and resilient nature.”

In the words of its author, this essay “offers a philosophically engaged and theoretically rich examination of how power operates and perpetuates itself, weaving together insights from Foucault, Bou

07/06/2025

Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich's poem "A Moonlight Kiss" captures a fleeting moment through rich and unexpected imagery that blends the surreal and the intimate. As with Federico Garcia Lorca's pronounced references to the moon in his poetry, Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich verses transform the moon into a character, at times seemingly grotesque, at times tender, to mark the transition from isolation to comfort. Unfolding dreamlike imagery and metaphors that produce a gentle unraveling of thought, the poem places a small gesture of light that expands within the darkness to sustain a profound act of love made remembrance.

Lisa Rhodes-Ryabchich's poem "A Moonlight Kiss" captures a fleeting moment through rich and unexpected imagery that blends the surreal and the intimate. As with Federico Garcia Lorca's pronounced refe

07/06/2025

Azmat Mushtaq presents a review of A Zionist Aggression (1972/3), highlighting its relevance to the interminable and genocidal violence inflicted on the people of Palestine. Drawing various parallels, Mushtaq’s analysis is able to bring to fore the greater history of war and its devastating effects on the marginalized Palestinian population. The film review effectively reveals the greater connection between the past and the present in a genealogical sequence of such violence and its continued aggression. Mushtaq’s evaluation of the film places that genealogical sequence within the context of a larger and equally brutal history of destruction and displacement of the Palestinian people.

Azmat Mushtaq presents a review of A Zionist Aggression (1972/3), highlighting its relevance to the interminable and genocidal violence inflicted on the people of Palestine. Drawing various parallels,

07/06/2025

Sahiba Showkat presents two poems that according to their poet "explore the intimate terrains, memory, grief, and resilience." In this, these verses reveal the sadness that is engraved and weaved into the silence of everyday life in Kashmir. Both poems to an extent enact a silent resistance towards selective mass amnesia with a call to remembrance, while the second one hints at perseverance beyond trauma through the act of cleaning and tidying up within quotidian space. In both of Sahiba's poems, there is more to the verse than meets the eye as both appeal to a common experience of things, happenings, pain, and grief buried beneath the Kashmiri ground or deep within a collective psyche.

Sahiba Showkat presents two poems that according to their poet "explore the intimate terrains, memory, grief, and resilience." In this, these verses reveal the sadness that is engraved and weaved into

05/06/2025

Amir Sultan’s essay explores the perhaps coincidental encounter or clash between absurdism and love, bringing into question whether the universe’s inherent indifference aligns with the profoundly personal and often irrational character of romantic attachment. Through a timely engagement with Albert Camus' philosophy and fictional characters like Meursault from L'Étranger, this essay examines the tension between the absurdist's refusal to attribute meaning in contrast to the human desire for emotional intimacy. In such a conflicted approach, as Amir Sultan suggests, love can potentially become a profound act of rebellion or yet another shared illusion resisting an otherwise meaningless existence. By bringing to fore a discussion about relevant narratives concerning the relation between absurdism and love, Amir’s essay invites greater meditation on the rationality, authenticity and, perhaps, the potential betrayal inherent in the act of loving within a world governed by the absurd.

Amir Sultan’s essay explores the perhaps coincidental encounter or clash between absurdism and love, bringing into question whether the universe’s inherent indifference aligns with the profoundly

05/06/2025

Rabiya Fayaz presents a poem about a state of mind and a condition of being that many people in Kashmir experience within the forced stagnation found in the seclusion of a landlocked place. Rabiya’s verses aptly capture the feeling of “having been left behind or left aside” in an ever-changing and shifting world. The poem succeeds as an affirmation to a scattered permanence that is singular to its poetic voice while maintaining a tone that can be considered collective.

Rabiya Fayaz presents a poem about a state of mind and a condition of being that many people in Kashmir experience within the forced stagnation found in the seclusion of a landlocked place. Rabiya’s

04/06/2025

Dr. Deeba Shireen reviews Naomi Shihab Nye’s two novels, The Turtle of Oman and its sequel The Turtle of Michigan, with a special focus on reading texts that emphasize perspectives drawn from childhood. Shireen’s analysis sheds light on the tender narrative of young Aref’s transition from Oman to Michigan while exploring themes of displacement, belonging and intergenerational bonding. The review of these two novels presents elements of narration that skillfully employ the child’s voice to defamiliarize the quotidian, thereby urging readers of all ages to engage with a sense of childlike wonder to reflect on the child we carry within.

Dr. Deeba Shireen reviews Naomi Shihab Nye’s two novels, The Turtle of Oman and its sequel The Turtle of Michigan, with a special focus on reading texts that emphasize perspectives drawn from childh

02/05/2025

Greg Goins presents a poem that contains a message far greater than its verses. As one of the leading UFO/UAP researchers and advocates for UAP transparency legislative action, Greg has published pieces on UFO/UAP transparency in the Philadelphia Inquirer, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and has been a commentator on the issue for FoxNews. Inspired from Dylan's popular song, this call-to-action poem appeals to the people of the United States to demand answers from their government on an issue that has remained one of the greatest enigmas within modern history.

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02/05/2025

Greg Goins presents a poem that contains a message far greater than its verses. As one of the leading UFO/UAP researchers and advocates for UAP transparency legislative action, Greg has published pieces on UFO/UAP transparency in the Philadelphia Inquirer, has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and has been a commentator on the issue for FoxNews. Inspired from Dylan's popular song, this call-to-action poem appeals to the people of the United States to demand answers from their government on an issue that has remained one of the greatest enigmas within modern history.

Greg Goins presents a poem that contains a message far greater than its verses. As one of the leading UFO/UAP researchers and advocates for UAP transparency legislative action, Greg has published piec