poem - Different Truths

May 5, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Shuffling Memories

In this poignant poem, Mamta delves into her ‘sepia memories’. As dusk settles Memories begin to scrape my mind Like negatives of snapshots Sometimes sharp Sometimes fuzzy and undefined...

April 26, 2016
Padmini Sharma
Poem

The Pauper and his Princess

Here’s a poignant ballad from Padmini. She weaves an enchanting story. He was a trash picker, a vagabond That came to pick pieces at odd hours One day his...

April 20, 2016
Mamta Muttreja
Photo Feature, Poem

Bird Watching

An avid bird watcher, Mamta, takes us through the joys of bird watching in this beautiful poem and excellent photographs. An addiction is just that, an addiction and, then...

April 17, 2016
Anca Mihaela Bruma
Poem

Gnostic Sagacity

In this poem, Anca transcends her smaller self to realise her larger self. She moves from the person she is to the truth she seeks. I am the seeker of...

April 15, 2016
Sukanya Juno Biswas
Poem

Of a cat, a dog and two Children

In this nonsense verse, Sukanya talks of a cat, a dog and two children. In a town in Texas where the cactus grow wild there lived in that house...

April 14, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Criticism

The Bard and the Baul

Madhumita translates a poem of Tagore, whom she calls, Baul. She quotes a few sonnets of Shakespeare, who is better known as the Bard. Separated by continents and centuries, the...

April 11, 2016
Dr. Sunil Sharma
Poem

Talking with a Phantom

Here’s an evocative poem from Sunil. Hello! Yes…Sid? Hello? How are you? Mama calling, my dear boy. Cannot you recognise my voice? Yes? Oh! Happy? Yes, me too. Hearing...

April 7, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Health, Poem

A Mother Fades Away

In this poignant verse Mamta talks of the trials and tribulations of advancing age and Alzheimer. Her memory Razor sharp Loses its fluency Choked grey cells With corrosive plaque ...

April 5, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

Of Maya in a Mofussil Mall

Mamta depicts life in a mofussil in this verse. Adrenalin in their bloodstreams The crowded frenzy Peaking on weekends and ‘Sale’ season Reaches dazzling swanky place ...

April 2, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

The Murky Rain

In an innovative sonnet* form, Lopamudra unveils the agony of a girl, her loss of innocence. The little girl slices through the deep blue blush; the rain tears...

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