The Mission
Here’s a soulful protest poem against violence, gun culture, and, by extension, senseless wars, by Amrita, in Different Truths. The face of Vengeance, Ubiquitous as dust On a hot...
Love in the Rain: An Exploration of Melancholy
Rajashree’s poem, exclusively for Different Truths, explores the melancholic beauty of rain, contrasting its rejuvenation with the lovelorn heart’s despair. It highlights the resilience of love despite suffering. Rain,...
Indian Experience: A Focus on Triumph, Tragedy, and Transformation
Shail explores diverse aspects of the Indian experience: the challenges of immigration, the triumphs of artistic achievement, and the dangers of unchecked online health advice, exclusively for Different Truths....
Urban Resilience: Finding Beauty in the Broken
The city’s stark realities, poverty and labour, contrasted with the privileged life within, creating a dissonance that Tirtho’s poem struggles to reconcile, exclusively for Different Truths. Every time that...
Innocence Lost: Silence and the Ravages of War
Francesco’s poem is about war, innocents’ sufferings, the silence of the bereaved, and the desperate search for peace in a violent world, exclusively for Different Truths. Where is Peacein...
Finding Inner Peace Through Tagore’s Music and Love for Nature
Sangeeta critiques Tagore’s music and poetry, highlighting their universal themes that heal, provide solace, and inspiration, exclusively for Different Truths. A redolent breeze sweeps through the heart in myriad...
Resistance Poetry: Victoria Amelina’s Voice in the Ukraine War
Dr Ketaki examines the influence of the Ukrainian poet Victoria Amelina on war poetry, comparing her work with other war writers, exclusively for Different Truths. In 2022, whenever I...
Feeling My Soul’s Presence Through Love, Scent and Memory
Francesco’s evocative poem explores the unseen yet deeply felt presence of a soul, remembered through sensory details and enduring love, exclusively for Different Truths. My soulI do not see...
Grandfather’s Wisdom: Stories of Love and Life
Dr Amrinder’s poem, featuring a young child discussing his grandfather’s ageing body, imparts life lessons through vivid metaphors and a timeless display of love exclusively for Different Truths. ‘Grandpa,...
Lost Love: Navigating the Pain of Separation
Ketaki’s poignant poem, exclusively for Different Truths, is a poignant exploration of lost love, the emotional turmoil and unanswered questions following a painful separation. I lost you today.We lost...