Tooth Extraction
A witty body poem, by Meher, exclusively for Different Truths. My wisdom throbbed in the dentist’s trash-can while the anaesthetised gum waited for the pain to begin Alone I...
Caught in a Trap at the Station!
The protagonist travels within and without, exploring relationships and loss – feeling trapped in this gripping story by Inderjeet. Find out more in this exclusive for Different Truths. “Do...
Mother’s Courage
Here’s Francesco’s poignant poem about a thousand battles, losses and a welcome of the soldiers, encapsulated in mother’s courage – exclusively for Different Truths. Evening falls in the fields...
Poets Celebrate Female Gods in Indian Folklore
Ann reviews, Tapestry of Women in Indian Mythology (Poems), edited by Dr Meenakshi Mohan, and a foreword by Devdutt Pattanaik – exclusively for Different Truths. The image of a...
Writing on a Tree
An evocative poem by Dr Jyothsnaphanija on music and love – exclusively for Different Truths. Thick plainness as a soda Ice like migraine Slowing down thoughts As a relief...
Like the Moonlight, I’ll…
An evocative love poem that serenades nature, by Monika, exclusively for Different Truths. When sprigs of a tree become swaying silhouettes, When lustre touches the mien of the graphite...
A Glimpse of Love
A poignant love poem, by Ananta, exclusively for Different Truths. Love at first sight Why are you Quiet? Agony and coyness in your eye Utterance of shy Love at...
A Landline & a Government Office’s Babudom
The babudom and apathy of a government office are like absurd drama, realises Soumya, a government officer, post-retirement. Could he get his landline disconnected? Find out in an exclusive...
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...