poem - Different Truths

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...

April 1, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

A Big Fat Destination Wedding

Mamta depicts a big fat destination wedding in this verse. Far away from the city A heritage palace Pulsates with nervous frenzy ...

March 28, 2016
Mamta Joshi
Poem

A Platter of Disquiet

An evocative poem by Mamta, where she unmasks fears and appearances. Series of events Not necessarily pleasant ones Caustic and disdainful darts Thrown with practiced ease Yet we coat...

March 21, 2016
Smita Agarwal
Poem

Mofussil Mummies

Smita shows us a slice of life in a laid back mofussil on the World Poetry Day. At seventy five and eighty, Under garden umbrellas They sit on the...

March 21, 2016
Ampat Varghese Koshy
Poem

Punch/ I Kissed a Girl, I Liked it!

On World Poetry Day, we present are two love poems of Ampat. The first is tongue-in-cheek, and the second, rich in symbolism. Punch Love is balding Growing a paunch Writes...

March 16, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Books

Architecture of Flesh: Gutsy, Intense and Deeply Sensitive

Ravi Shankar a unique voice that is bold and honest, sensitive and rational. He writes spontaneously, from his gut, with guts. He is not ashamed to speak of man’s most...

March 16, 2016
Smita Agarwal
Poem

Smita, a trained singer, blends music with poetic sensibility. She celebrates mysticism. ta nana tantanatan tantanatan tantanatan ta nana tan tanatan ta nana tantanatan tantanatan tantanatan ta nana tan...

March 8, 2016
Sheikha A
Books

Spiritual, Passionate and Idyllic Poems by Three Poets

Sheikha reviews, Igniting Key, a collection of poems by three eminent poets, Pramila Khadun, Dr. A.V. Koshy, and Dr. Bina Biswas for Different Truths. Igniting Key by Pramila Khadun, Dr....

February 23, 2016
Farhaa Naz
Poem

Being With You…

Farha imagines that she is with her lover (read husband), lost in the dewy beauty of morning. Here’s a dreamy love poem from Roses and Rhymes, a collection of Love...

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