The Enemy Within
An evocative body poem, as Meher describes it, exclusively for Different Truths. I live at the mercy of a liver that dictates what I can eat what I can’t...
Breathing Underwater
An evocative love poem by Sushmita. It was forbidden, To fall in love, With you. I belonged, To another. But that, Sunday afternoon, When, The sun was mild, The...
Two Diaspora Women Poets Explore Ethnicity, Gender, & Identity
Two diaspora poets, Lopamudra Banerjee and Priscilla Rice, explore ethnicity, gender and identity in their poetry collection, We Are What We Are – a review by Amita, exclusively for...
The Door Dark as Death
An evocative poem about death and solitude by Shernaz – exclusively for Different Truths. The door dark as death Stairs with no destination The forever fleeting feet of time...
Poppy Seed Payasam
An evocative poem by Dr Jyothsnaphanija from a recipe to the origin of a word, a woman’s life – exclusively for Different Truths. She is told to make this...
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An evocative poem by Dr Molly, exclusively for Different Truths. Life an aggregate of the multiple shifting shadows that silhouette only to fade and disappear... efforts to tie the...
A Father I Wanted …
A poem of longing for a father by Mohini, exclusively for Different Truths. A father I wanted A guardian brave and daunting Just like him, just like The one...
Howrah Bridge
Soumen celebrates the grandeur of Howrah Bridge in this poem, an icon and identity of Kolkata – exclusively for Different Truths. She is a beautiful diva. Standing tall and...
To Live Life All Over Again
A contemplative poem about life and its philosophy by Subramanian – exclusively for Different Truths. Let me not do a U-turn of my neck to see the past. Skill...
An Excuse for Beauty
An evocative poem about nature and beauty by Sushant – exclusively for Different Truths. From a fair life, A rose is plucked. The intellect is teased, Heart starts guiding...