Deodorant
Rhiannon pens a sensual love poem exclusively for Different Truths. Smelling lynx deodorant counting his breaths and trailing my eyes over his slouched body. One arm leant out the...
My Curse…
Prasanna pens a dark poem about loss of love, where lust dooms, exclusively for Different Truths. You say that you love me, yet, I was hacked on the roads,...
To the One Who Left the Earth
Misna pens and dedicates a poem, in memory of her uncle Th. Pawlen Singh, exclusively for Different Truths. You have crossed the paths Beyond our mind could think How...
The Story Behind Translating Thakurmar Jhuli into English
Sutapa tells us the story behind the story of translating Thakumar Jhuli, an iconic children’s book, from Bengali into English. She shares the wow and woes of a translator....
To Trip, Climb, or Circle: A Poet’s Engagement With Life & the World
Nabanita reviews Trips Climbs Circles, an anthology of sixty poems, by Madhu Sriwastav. An exclusive for Different Truths. Genre: Poetry Poet: Madhu Sriwastav Pages: 90 Meena Alexander once wrote,...
Khuni Khan Jheel: Is the Lake in the Ridge Truly Haunted?
Students of Delhi University, particularly in the North Delhi campus, have heard strange tales from their seniors about the Khuni Khan Jheel, the haunted lake within the wooded Ridge. Twenty five...
A Story About Two Runaway Children
A poignant poem, by Shivani, about crime against children. For the two children, an escape from home was a journey from the frying pan to the fire. An exclusive...
Dreaming Dhaka on the River Buri-Ganga
Memories of people, boatmen, food, songs, a river, encapsulates the agony of a migrant father, in this poem, by Dr. Roopali. An exclusive for Different Truths. When you grow...
The Attic: Reliving its Story
An evocative poem about the attic and old age from Deeya Robbed she stands, bearing scars all over her putrid skin; dust-settled fungi-smeared; stale from the air over yester-years...