Micro-poems capturing fleeting moments, vivid imagery, and deep emotions, weaving nostalgia, nature, and introspection in Debarati’s concise, evocative verses, exclusively for Different Truths.
summer terrace
granny adds oil
to the mango pickle
crumpled chart papers
on moss-eaten walls –
a classroom
drowned in memories
cypress canopy
carrying home
a bag of Spring clouds
scurrying hedgehog
protecting myself
from inner demons
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Debarati Sen, an award-winning poet from Kolkata, published two solo poetry collections and contributed to more than 10 anthologies. She has recently made it to the top 50 poets in the NaPoWriMo 2023 writing challenge, and her poem, ‘Maple Dreams’, has been selected for the Yearbook 2022 to be published by Hawakal Publishers. Her haiku have been published in Haikuniverse, Five Fleas, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, Suspect Device, Pan Haiku Review, and the Horror Senryu journal.
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