Fiction, Poetry and essays

Richard's creative writing has been published widely in literary magazines, anthologies and books in several countries. Below can be found details and links to some of his writing.
Recently published short fiction
website links are provided where open access is available
Educating Manju
Published in Indian Review
https://indianreview.in/fiction/educating-manju-richard-rose/
The Elephant Brooch
Published in Muse India
http://www.museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=fiction&issid=83&menuid=8182
Guernica
Published in Spadina Review
https://www.spadinaliteraryreview.com/SR31-Fic-04.html
Anil’s Reward
Published in Indian Periodical
http://indianperiodical.com/2019/10/anils-reward/
The Missing Hero
Published in Indian Periodical
http://indianperiodical.com/2019/11/the-missing-hero/
The Lady with the Twenty Five Letter Alphabet
Published in Adelaide Magazine

Incident on Platform 2A
Published in Muse India
http://www.museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=fiction&issid=90&menuid=8762
Confessional
Published in Adelaide Literary Magazine
https://adelaidemagazine.org/2020/04/20/confessional-by-richard-rose-2/

The Siren
Long listed for the Adelaide Literary Award 2020 and published in the Adelaide Literary Award Short Stories Anthology
Umbrellas on the Streets
A story set in the days immediately before th hand-over of Hong Kong by the British Administration to Chinese rule, published July 2021 in Personal Bests Journal

Recently published essays and other non-fiction
A Guest in Poonthura
Published in Coldnoon
https://coldnoon.com/magazine/dialogues/essays/a-guest-in-poonthura/
Not Quite Lost in the Streets of Jayanagar and Before the Cacophony Begins
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2018/10/not-quite-lost-lanes-jayanagar/
Vendors of Dignity and Long Live the Cows of Jayanagar
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2018/11/vendors-dignity-cows-jayanagar/
Morning Raga
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2018/12/morning-raga/
Sanjay Van: An Island prison, or respite from a high-rise hell?
Published in Coldnoon
Looking Beyond the Boundaries
Published in Spark
https://www.sparkthemagazine.com/looking-beyond-the-boundaries/
If I Really Must Go Shopping
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2019/01/if-i-really-must-go-shopping/
No Mere Film Star!
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2019/02/no-mere-film-star/
Food for the Soul and the Stomach
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2019/03/food-for-the-soul-and-the-stomach/
Macbeth with Added Parrots and Why don’t These Voices Reach a Wider Audience?
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2019/04/macbeth-with-added-parrots/
Sea, Sand and …Parrots!
Published in Spark
https://www.sparkthemagazine.com/sea-sand-and-parrots/
Can Two Bangalores Co-exist?
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2019/05/can-two-bangalores-co-exist/
Streetwise but Missing Out
Published in Bangalore Review
http://bangalorereview.com/2019/07/streetwise-but-missing-out/
The Dignity of an Unheralded Artist on the Streets of Bangalore
Published in Jaggery Literary Magazine



Poetry
Four Combined Haiku
Published in Better Than Starbucks July 2019
https://www.betterthanstarbucks.org/haiku
Ode to Verrier Elwin
Published in Kitaab Literary Magazine August 2019
https://kitaab.org/2019/09/02/poetry-ode-to-verrier-elwin-by-richard-rose/
Golden Jackal Sanjay Van
Published in Taj Mahal Review (Print only) January 2020
The Scallop
Published in The Cannon’s Mouth Poetry Magazine (print only) Februray 2020
Ta Prohm and Mekong (2 poems) May 2020
Published in Anak Sastra https://anaksastra.com/current-issue.html
For My Grandchildren
Published in Spark Literary Magazine May 2020
http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/for-my-grandchildren/
Blue Skies Over Delhi
Published in Indian Periodical May 2020
http://indianperiodical.com/2020/05/blue-skies-over-delhi/
Happisburgh Beach
Published in The Cannon's Mouth (print only)September 2020
Autumn
Published in Grand Little Things Poetry Magazine October 2020
https://grand-little-things.com/2020/10/03/autumn-by-richard-rose/
Writing for Performance
In 2018 Letters to Lucia, a play written by Richard Rose and James Vollmar celebrating the life of Lucia Anna Joyce, James Joyce's daughter received its premier performance at Lucia's graveside in Kingsthorpe Cemetery, Northampton. Performed by the Triskellion Irish Theatre Company on Bloomsday (16th June) the performance was watched by an appreciative audience and gained some attention in the Irish Press (see below). The text, with accompanying production notes and the history of the play's development, and with an introduction by David Norris, was published in 2020.






A Landscape Never Meant for Man
Published in Iceberg Tales (print only) May 2020

The Uninvited Guest
Published in Runcible Spoon May 2020
https://www.runciblespoon.co.uk/the-uninvited-guest/4594957196
Bangalore Once Garden City
Published in Taj Mahal Review (print only) July 2020
Hong Kong Symphony
Published in Northampton Poetry Review (print and on-line)
https://www.northamptonpoetryreview.org/issue-5-music-2020



Hear Richard Read "Hong Kong Symphony"
Four Haiku
Published in "Black Bamboo" an Anthology of Haiku December 2020

A Sense of Place
A collection of more than 50 poems inspired by travels in the UK, Europe and Asia. Published by Cyberwit
Lament for Men Who Harvested the Seas
Published in Taj Mahal Review June 2021
My Grandfather's Allotment
Published in Peeking Cat Poetry Anthology September 2021
Last Meeting and Dandi Beach 1930
Published in Hyderabad Literary Festival Khabar


Poster James Joyce, Kathleen Neel & Nora Joyce Frank Budgen Samuel Beckett

