Mother / Him
Mother In this poignant and soulful poem for mother, Tatjana speaks of evil that comes and goes and sadness that silences. If your life was dying slowly,In this rhythm mine...
Harimohan’s The Bride: A Masterly Appraisal in Shared Pragmatism
Lalit Kumar’s translation of Harimohan Jha’s “Kanyadan” into English, “The Bride,” shows how translation conveys cultural works to readers unfamiliar with the original language or culture. In a globalised society, cultural identities must...
Steal a Glance at the Sky
Here’s Martins’ nature poem and his invocation to the Sun, in this poem that operates at many layers, for Different Truths. Look!Hey, look upsee the sun sitting still on the...
A Classmate Helped Acquire Coveted Books on Sikh History – III
In the third and final part, the author, Azam, tells us that he borrowed two volumes of Khushwant Singh’s History of the Sikhs and Maharajah Ranjit Singh from Sadaqat, a classmate who had...
Fleeting Time!
A poem about death, by Durgesh, that sees life in harsh reality, for Different Truths. Fleeting timedigs graveso deep. From the spade of pendulumwhich does soundlike tick-tock. Sometimes we...
Fun with Sun Signs: Female Edition
Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs made an indelible impact on Ruchira’s psyche and still serves as a Gospel to her when observing traits and attitudes in light-hearted banter – exclusively for Different...
My Inner Mayhem
A love poem by Debarati, evoking nature, deals with inner turmoil – exclusively for Different Truths. Love flows between us like a river, a dry river! that once swelled...
Continuum
In this evocative poem, Dr Molly describes the beauty of the celestial bodies – exclusively for Different Truths. Dark encrustations hang around smother the brightness... with a calm candescence...
The Universal Energy and the Law of Attraction
Why is it that some people do well in certain situations, while others do not? Why are some people who work very hard not successful, while some who seemingly do...
Live in the Moment…
Amita’s poem deals with war, death, disaster, and ennui – an exclusive for Different Truths. As I wonder what to cook for dinner, I glance through news headlines, I...