Of So Much Yearning!…
A poignant love poem by Anca. Love!… of so much yearningI do not know how to count my steps anymore…of so much longing I grew a foreston the verge...
Lost Moments / A Caring Heart
Here are two poems by Shalini. In Lost Moments, she points out the futility of debates when we should pause and admire its beauty instead. Her second poem, A...
The Genesis of Mother Worship: Invoking 12 Autumn Goddesses
Our Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Arindam, traces the genesis of the mother worship from the Vedic, Upanishad, Puranic, the two epics and other religious texts. He discusses the Special Issue...
Nursery Rhymes for Adults: Portrayal of a Childlike Self
Abu reviews Prof Jagdish Savita’s debut English collection of poetry, Nursery Rhymes for Adults – exclusively for Different Truths. Professor Jagdish Savita, born in 1934, at Deoband, in UP,...
Madhu Raghavendra’s Intoxicating Poems are a Delight
Sonali reviews Madhu Raghavendra’s book of poems, Make me Some Love to Eat, exclusively for Different Truths. When I finished Neruda’s “Love poems”, I couldn’t get into the most profound kernel of his...
Verbal Mosaic: A Mélange of Joy and Sorrow
Dr Meenakshi reviews a book of poems, Verbal Mosaic, by Sangeeta Sharma – an exclusive for Different Truths. It’s your road and yours alone Others may walk it with you,...
Memory & Identity: The Poet as a Storyteller
Dr. Sutanuka reviews Santosh Bakaya’s book of poems, Runcible Spoons and Peagreen Boats: My Father’s Last Letter to Me and Other Poems. An exclusive for Different Truths. As one remembers one...
The Void
A poem of desperation and hope, by Concetta, exclusively for Different Truths. I sit in the void Thoughts abound Some good, some bad The light flickers Bright Brighter D...
Mini Babu’s Poems Voyage into Magic Islands
Sonali reviews Mini Babu’s poetry collection, Memory Cells. An exclusive for Different Truths. “The essence of poetry comes from the stress of the soul-vision behind the word, it is...