Metamorphosis
An intense and powerful woman-centric verse by Ipsita, for Different Truths. This world around meHold me up; Turns me roundPulls and pushes me downAnd just as I start frowning...
Gist of Fleeting Memories
Memories remain and often becomes part of our identity. Here’s a poem by Durgesh, for Different Truths, where he takes the ‘voyage within’ to emerge enriched. A Lotus blooms on the...
The Sun-god at Mount Horeb
An evocative poem to Nature – a prayer to the Sun-god – showing the deep connect with the heavenly bodies in African culture by Martins, for Different Truths. Sun-godsitting still...
Poverty
Here’s a powerful poem by Sarala that exposes how men exploit his fellow beings, keeping them poor and hungry, in Different Truths. Let our pens speak to the worldTo...
Ode to Devi Durga
Which Durga we should worship, asks a little girl. Sutapa pays tribute to the mortal Durga and the Goddess, in this verse, in Different Truths. ‘Durga Puja?’ My little...
The Haven
Madhumita talks of two inmates of an old age home, Sunanda and Manjula. While Sunanda made a voluntary decision and reasoned with her children, Manjula was cast away. The author...
A Soldier’s Wife
Sarala pens a soulful poem about the agony and resolve of a soldier’s wife, exclusively for Different Truths. Does anyone know their pain? That widow, young and beautiful Lost...
Mexico is Poised for a Regime Change on July 1
Trump denounced Mexican migrants to the U.S. as rapists and murderers and promised to build “a big beautiful wall” at the U.S.-Mexico border – and get Mexico to pay...
The Ancient Walled City
The walls around Toledo are an example of one of the most fortified complex systems of the Middle Ages in Europe. It is one of the oldest cities of...