My Mother’s Heart
byA mother’s heart is always one of tender love & care. It’s always forgiving. Ranu Uniyal’s poignant poem.
Art & Poetry
Quiet
byHow long will you praise me, cajole me and try to bludgeon me into submission by ascribing a social code of conduct?
The Love-Stricken Buddha
byCan you visualise a love-struck Buddha? Kalyani Bindu visualizes one through her verse.
Jaywalker Par Excellence
byDo you jaywalk through the streets of your city? If so, do you consider yourself a Jaywalker par excellence?
Portrait
byWhat is it like to give up on life when you are young? Jaya Nair’s poignant poem.
Overdose of Sandoz
byCan an overdose of growth pills make you grow such that you can find a partner? If not, can god help you grow taller?
Buddha Is A Rockstar
byWhen you blowpipes and count beads with a few leaves of weed, Karma smiles and the Buddha is a rockstar.
Blooming Bloody Flowers
byReading a poem can be like watching a Pedro Almodovar film: layers of abstraction hidden beneath vivid details.
Arthur Lake
byIndulge in a blissful & surreal lake, embellished by words & imagination. Succumb to the charms of this zestful verse.
Fringe
byA bittersweet blossom, a flourish of life, and the magnificence of death are manifest through a flower – the lotus.
Incomplete: I am Womanning
byShayonnita’s spoken-word poem challenges the stereotypes and questions the singular ideal of a woman.
Ventilator
byAn intimate & personal reminiscence through verse can speak to your soul. Sreedhar Vinnakota’s poem does just that.
A Deleted World
byA serene world of the past is a world of memories – one that is deleted. Where do we go now? Rohith’s beautiful poem.
The Media
byA talkative beast, pointing fingers at the others & damaging reputations. Is that what the Media has become?
Condemned
byMohammad Hasan’s scathing lamentation questions the duplicity of the world we inhabit. It’s caustic, mordant & stark.