I Still Love you Daddy
A verse from an abused daughter to her father, how she still yearns for the father, who crushed her dreams of being a father’s daughter. A poignant verse by Blue...
The Scab
An intense love poem by Lopamudra. Crush me like old dust between your palms, Let me burn in sulphur flames amid those burning grains. I want to die, the...
Another Time in Life
Lily describes the break of a day in this poignant verse. As the day breaks in another era in time As the cocks crow the rising of another sunshine...
Shedding Skins
A tongue-in- cheek poem of hope by Neelam. Snakes, Salamanders and Souls Shed their skin To rejuvenate themselves And let go the memories Which haunt them Making them floppy...
Sleep
An evocative verse for her muse by Lopamudra. Let my muse hide in his blanketed darkness. There are slumbers to attend to, Nourishment to tend to, Tastes to be...
From an Afghan Girl: Songs of the Dead
A poignant poem about a girl in a war-ravaged place by Deeya. I gather pollens from the air while among the rugged terrains- In this land the song of...
An Anthology of World Refugee Day Poems
The Significant League (TSL) and Different Truths (DT) together offer an Anthology on World Refugee Day (WED), the fifth tie-up between the two. Seventy two poems, one be each poet,...
Of Fathers, and Daughters
A dedication on Father’s Day On the occasion of Father’s Day, this poem is Lopamudra’s small dedication to the bond that her daughters share with their father, her husband, and...
Blessing my Dad
Sushmita pays her homage to her father on Father’s Day. They say, Some light from the lamp, And, Some sound from, Chanting of scriptures, Is all, And only, What...
The Closet
Sudeshna revisits memories jam packed inside a closet in this evocative verse. I found a closet Right at my doorstep Worn and rusty Dented and dusty Gently, I opened...