Endings & Beginnings
byA fascinating, thought-provoking poem that interrogates the link between historical symbols & the present.
Art & Poetry
A Sonnet On Coming Halfway Across The World
byA poem centered on how the Tamilzh endearments “thane-y” and “maane-y” translate to “honey” & “deer.”
A Nice Man
byA poet laments, through her verse, about the travails of finding a nice man.
DhoomDham – The Art Of Rebellion
byDhoomDham, a political art form that originated from the grassroots, highlighted injustice meted to people & used folk art to bring about socio-political change.
The Source
byA poet writes about a neurological scramble that occurs when following a news development obsessively.
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.