• November 30, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Fate of a Prostitute

An intense and powerful poem, with grotesque imagery, that depicts the life of a prostitute, by Kabir, in Different Truths, Every night haunts her  Even when she smiles seductively ...
  • November 21, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

The World Today…

Kabir agonises about the meaninglessness of contemporary existence, giving us a slice of the urban life, in this verse, in Different Truths. More kisses, fewer conversations One truth is...
  • November 9, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Bolshevik: It is Hundred

Here’s a poem by Kabir, on the occasion of the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution, in Different Truths. Adhered to the wall  They craved for freedom  One after another...
  • October 11, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Fugitives

An intense poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. Can you slip off your tongue from the needles  That have stitched your respect?  I believe that everyone will say, ‘No’ ...
  • September 11, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Phase Where Gauri Died

Here’s a tribute for Gauri Lankesh, in verse, by Kabir, in Different Truths. I am a pen  Many use me for pleasure  By writing on domestic islands Few use...
  • August 27, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Hypnotism

Here’s a political poem by Kabir that lays bare the schemes by those in power, in Different Truths. Larger, engulfing voids are being hidden  With a bunch of small...
  • July 23, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Centre Point

Here’s a sensitive and evocative poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. While she revolves with her neighbours We initiate our own story Some with a sob while others with...
  • July 2, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Suicides

Here’s a poem on a pertinent socioeconomic issue, suicides by farmers. A protest poem by Kabir, in Different Truths. Peeling off the roots they cry Tears roll and feed...
  • May 11, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Hitherto

This poem deals with the difficulties faced by the transgender community. Here’s a humane poem by Kabir, on the people most misunderstood in South Asia, in Different Truths.  ...
  • May 5, 2017
  • Kabir Deb

Pinnacle

Here’s a tribute to a war hero, who laid down his life in Kashmir, gallantly. A poignant verse in Different Truths.   The valley of orchids now plays the...