The Fireflies Festival
Ever imagined what it would be like to watch a million twinkling stars in the open sky above your head? Add a dash of a spectacular light show orchestrated by...
A Letter to my Younger Sister about our Father
Anumita, in her letter to Bon (younger sister), talks about their life and times with their Baba (father). The author moves from the present to the past, reminiscing their childhood...
Blessing my Dad
Sushmita pays her homage to her father on Father’s Day. They say, Some light from the lamp, And, Some sound from, Chanting of scriptures, Is all, And only, What...
A Sandy Grey City
Ipsita sees her city in different colours, various moods, in this surreal verse. This city of mine Smelt a sandy grey today Dusty, A storm in its eye, A...
A Cosmetic Trip to Steamy Nirvana
Mamta’s comments on the synthetic beauty business and its promised Nirvana in this poem. In an upmarket high rise A swanky hall With cubicles minuscule Mirrors and lights of every...
Blissful Solitude!
Lily talks of the blissful solitude and the cacophony that shackles us. We might be lonely in a room full of people. Here’s her wonderful discourse. “In a soulmate, we find not...
Sisterhood Beyond Borders-II
Urooj and Ipsita found each other through poetry and discovered a deep bond, an inexplicable affinity and affection resulting in a beautiful bond beyond borders. They came together in sisterhood, melting geographical...
To Find my own Word
Duska tries to find her own word, her own voice, as all poets and writers do in this verse. Countless poets have already told ...
Discovery
Bruce addresses a pertinent social issue in the poem. Our enemy is faster Without doubts and Unencumbered by the cloth of ethics Without mercy Wearing skins of every race...
Goa Diary: When a Pleasant Surprise Went Unpleasant!
Maya recounts a visit to Doodh Sagar, a beatific natural site in south Goa. Their pleasant trip became unpleasant. Find out the reasons in this interesting travelogue, a Different Truths exclusive....