The Bookshop
Our catalogue gathers nineteen titles — poetry, prose, non-fiction, literature in translation, the POL magazine and a Bengali reader — each with its original cover, accurate credits and a direct purchasing route. Titles available from the POL bookshop show a “Buy from POL” option; all others link to their Amazon listing.
The Catalogue
Every title below carries its correct cover, author/editor/translator credits and a verified purchasing link. Titles sold through the POL bookshop show a “Buy from POL” option alongside the Amazon reference price; all other titles link directly to their verified Amazon page.
01 / Literature in translation
Urmila Rose · edited and translated by Gazi Fazla Rabbi
A collection of writing by Urmila Rose in English translation, edited and translated by Gazi Fazla Rabbi. The volume presents the work of a Bangladeshi-born British poet and is available in separate paperback and hardcover editions.
02 / Short stories
Saleha Chowdhury
A collection of English-language short fiction by Saleha Chowdhury. This volume gathers her stories in a single paperback, offering readers a way to explore her short-form writing alongside her novels.
In POL bookshop03 / Prose poetry anthology
Edited by Gauranga Mohanta
Edited by Gauranga Mohanta, this anthology gathers contemporary prose poems from a range of literary voices. Original English work and poetry in translation appear together, exploring a form that combines poetic intensity with the movement and structure of prose.
In POL bookshop04 / Poetry in translation
Mahfuza Rahman · translated by Sucheta Garai
Mahfuza Rahman’s selected poems bring personal feeling into conversation with national history and social experience. Love, cultural memory, gender and inequality run through this English-language collection, translated by Sucheta Garai, offering poetry rooted in Bengali life and attentive to the world around it.
05 / Children’s novel
Saleha Chowdhury · translated by Swapan Nath
Saleha Chowdhury’s children’s novel draws on the author’s memories of childhood. Presented in English translation by Swapan Nath, Moutushi offers a young protagonist’s world through storytelling shaped by the recollection of early life.
In POL bookshop06 / Literary magazine
Shan Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd and contributors
The seventh issue of POL presents short stories, prose poems and articles in English. Published in September 2025, this instalment continues the magazine’s programme of contemporary literary writing and provides a single volume for readers interested in several forms of creative work.
07 / Literary magazine / prose poetry
Uday Shankar Durjay, David Lee Morgan, Louise Whyburd and contributors
The March 2021 issue of Poetry Out Loud places prose poetry at its centre. It forms part of the UK-based international literary magazine’s continuing series, bringing together work from its contributors in a volume available in paperback and Kindle formats.
08 / Literary magazine
Uday Shankar Durjay and contributors
The fourth annual issue of POL brings together short stories, prose poems and book reviews. Published in English, the volume continues Poetry Out Loud’s international literary programme and offers readers several forms of writing within one magazine issue.
09 / Literary magazine
Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd, Gauranga Mohanta and contributors
The 2023 issue of Poetry Out Loud gathers short stories, prose poems and book reviews. This fifth-year volume continues POL’s international magazine series, placing different literary forms and contributing voices together in a single English-language collection.
10 / Literary magazine
Uday Shankar Durjay, Louise Whyburd, Gauranga Mohanta and contributors
POL’s September 2024 issue combines prose poetry, short fiction and translated work. A special supplement focuses on Subrata Kumar Das, bringing together writing and research connected with his work. The volume continues the magazine’s interest in new voices and literary exchange.
11 / Literary magazine
Uday Shankar Durjay and contributors
The second issue of POL, the international poetry magazine published in the UK. This English-language volume brings together contributions from several writers as part of the Poetry Out Loud literary series, offering a collection for readers interested in international contemporary poetry.
12 / Novel
Mohammad Hossain
An English-language novel by Mohammad Hossain, subtitled The Story of Professor Jalal’s Wife. The narrative centres on the professor’s wife, placing her story at the heart of the book.
13 / Poetry anthology
Edited by Uday Shankar Durjay and Binay Laha
A poetry anthology edited by Uday Shankar Durjay and Binay Laha. This English-language collection brings a group of poetic voices together in one volume, offering readers poetry selected through the editors’ collaborative work.
14 / Novel
Saleha Chowdhury
A young woman from Sylhet arrives in London after her marriage. Saleha Chowdhury’s novel follows Jushnara’s move from Bangladesh to Britain, placing her story within a new setting and the changes that accompany married life.
15 / Poetry
Mazed Biswas
Mazed Biswas’s collection explores connections between chess and power. Subtitled A Poetic Cycle of Power, the book uses the chessboard as a framework for poetry, drawing a relationship between the game’s sixty-four squares and the world beyond them.
16 / Novel
Saleha Chowdhury
Mary and Chris are bound by love, but their relationship faces absence, illness and difficult circumstances. In this novel, Saleha Chowdhury places the couple’s story at the centre of an exploration of affection and the pressures that test it.
In POL bookshop17 / Prose poetry anthology
Edited by Shan Uday Shankar Durjay
Edited by Shan Uday Shankar Durjay, Words Beyond Horizons gathers prose poetry in an English-language anthology. Contributors include Louise Whyburd and Sangita Swechcha. The volume offers readers a collection shaped around the expressive possibilities of the prose poem.
19 / Non-fiction
Julfia Islam · Mojaffor Hossain
Adolescence and its problems are being studied and researched from many different perspectives in countries around the world. Adolescence does not develop and mature slowly and smoothly. It arrives like a sudden storm, sweeping through a young person’s life and turning everything upside down. There are also many poetic descriptions of puberty and adolescence. The problems of adolescence are not simply biological. They are not problems only for neighbours, schools, or parents. Nor are they the exclusive concern of psychologists or sociologists. Adolescent problems have many dimensions. No single book can offer solutions to all of them. We think much more about young adults than we do about teenagers. Young adults are already part of the larger social structure. As a result, their demands and concerns receive considerable public attention, while hardly anyone gives serious thought to the problems faced by adolescents. Teenagers themselves rarely speak out about their problems. Yet adolescent problems can deeply disturb the adult world. Industrialised countries are giving increasing attention to these issues. We too need to take them much more seriously. If we fail to address the problems of adolescents today, we may have to pay a heavy price in the not-so-distant future.
In POL bookshop18 / Bengali reader
ছাহেরা রহমান
A Bengali reader by ছাহেরা রহমান, published by POL International. Available to purchase directly from the POL bookshop.
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POL Inta
Original Bengali-language and translated eBooks published as POL Inta editions — including পৌরাণিক পক্ষী (Phoenix), Sabuj Balok, Of Wings and Warmth, and A Girl from a Middle-Class Family. Explore the full collection on the dedicated eBook page.
