poem - Different Truths

June 19, 2016
The Significant League
Advocacy, Cover Story, Poem

An Anthology of World Refugee Day Poems

The Significant League (TSL) and Different Truths (DT) together offer an Anthology on World Refugee Day (WED), the fifth tie-up between the two. Seventy two poems, one be each poet,...

June 18, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Of Fathers, and Daughters

A dedication on Father’s Day On the occasion of Father’s Day, this poem is Lopamudra’s small dedication to the bond that her daughters share with their father, her husband, and...

June 17, 2016
Sushmita Gupta
Poem

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...

June 16, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

The Closet

Sudeshna revisits memories jam packed inside a closet in this evocative verse. I found a closet Right at my doorstep Worn and rusty Dented and dusty Gently, I opened...

June 13, 2016
Vatsala Radhakeesoon
Poem

A Yogi, a Brahmachari

An ascetic herself, Vatsala pays her tribute to a yogi and a Brahmachari (celibate) in this verse. I met a yogi, a Brahmachari, Little did he speak to me,...

June 13, 2016
Sudeshna Mukherjee
Poem

The Dark Monologue

The transformation into evil has been mapped in this enigmatic poem by Sudeshna. Accused of being evil Incarnation of the devil Don’t you know your own soul? I have...

June 12, 2016
Saheli Mitra
Poem

Colour Me!

The celebrations of colours and its absence in the life of a woman in an evocative verse by Saheli. At the height of spring she had forever searched for colours...

June 10, 2016
Neelam Saxena Chandra
Poem

Hero Worship

This verse is about Neelam’s search for a hero, an icon, in her teenage years. When I was a teen, I was often asked, “Who is your hero?” I...

June 10, 2016
Shernaz Wadia
Poem

Once I met Life

A poignant poem by Shernaz. During the passage from birth to date I once encountered Life on the way She beckoned. Urged me to engage in the moment I...

June 9, 2016
Lily Swarn
Poem

Sweet Peas / She Came

Sweet Peas Here are two evocative poems by Lily for Different Truths. Cloying cinnamonic caressing scent of sweet-peas Wafting across the moss green expanse of gambolling meadows Bamboo grasses...

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