To be a Bride Again!
Whenever a girl is dressed like a bride, she is sent away. First, from her parent’s home. And, the next time, for her final journey. The protagonist says, “I am...
Blood of my Son
A protest poem by Sehar about the bloodstained kurta of a father with the blood of 13-year-old son. Blinded Children Maimed youth Scarred men Disillusioned women Bloody chaurahas* Silent...
A Roach, I Approach
A hilarious nonsense verse on roach by Sukanya. With a Raid in hand I approach Towards the scurrying brown roach. As it scuttled past I moved two steps back,...
Another Florida Mass Shootout in Club Blu Leaves Two Dead and 17 Wounded
A second mass shootout in a nightclub in Florida, barely a month later, that was hosting a party for the teenagers, left two dead and 17 wounded. As many...
saffron scattering
here’s a poem by michele that would make us search our souls – evocative and enigmatic. the tundra is vast, summer’s life teeming, greening, sliding softly to autumn, sunset’s...
Last Night with Horroria
Olaitan shares an eerie experience. She uses the metaphors of light and darkness and few other elements to create an atmosphere of fear. She had a brush with someone...
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...
Violent Mathura Clashes: 24 dead, including SP City and SHO
A splinter group of Jai Gurudeo, headed by Ramvriksh Yadav and his followers, illegally encroached upon 270 acres of land in Jawahar Bagh, Mathura, two years back, on the...
Dead Soul
Here’s a dark enigmatic poem by Urooj. I stood on the hump-backed bridge With my arms hugging my dead soul… In the clear moonlight, the swirling waters beneath were...
Eighteen Dead, 50 Injured in a Flyover Collapse in North Kolkata
A portion of an under construction Vivekananda Flyover, near Ganesh Talkies, in Girish Park locality in Kolkata collapsed this afternoon. Eighteen people are dead, 50 people are injured, many more...