The Source
byA poet writes about a neurological scramble that occurs when following a news development obsessively.
Art & Poetry
The Song Of Despair
byPeople who lived in Kashmir for generations have had to flee & seek asylum elsewhere. Living in foreign lands, they look back at home and sing songs of despair.
How A Poem Writes Itself
byA poem, sometimes stuck in your head, arrives later, much after the deadline has lapsed. A poets reflects on how poems write themselves.
Habit
byContinuity is comforting. But slowly & steadily, everything you hate slowly becomes a habit.
Book/Lover
byBasundhara’s poem is a delightful word play, juxtaposing books & lovers.
(Un) Silenced
byThe voice of those yearning to register their presence can not be muzzled. Do read this powerful poem.
Crusade
by“Move ahead. Keep, keep, keep going. Somehow, anyhow.”
Three Fragments Of Apocalypse
byA poets describes the end of the world. Regardless of the stages, the apocalypse, she says, is lurking in the corner of your mind’s eye, ready to submerge you in a sea of sorrow.
Going Through The Motions
byWe go through the same routines every day. We follow through life as if it is some sort of a ritual. But what does it do to us?
The Frost Blue Coat
byWhen clothes substitute for dreams, hopes & people, we snuggle into them and feel their warmth, says a poet.
In This Poem There Are No Deaths
byShamayita reflects on the COVID deaths in India through her verse.
Even-Handed Winter Song
byHere’s a poem that serves as a warning for humanity; wake up before its too late. Act before we self-destruct.
Old Delhi
byHere’s a poem that contrasts a bygone era to the contemporary world; it’s social commentary at its best.
Woman In Water
byThought-provoking, interesting and unusual, this poem draws you into a vortex of the unknown.
I Know My Place
byAishwarya’s powerful poem illustrates the importance of asserting your place in the world.