Blocking the Block
A critic had once said that writers worked in a harlotry medium. Writers faced double discontent – there were either too many words or none at all. When this deepens,...
Incandescent
Here’s an evocative poem by Lopamudra, celebrating the many layers of a woman. Shining on, the incandescent flame of her body And being, resounds in scarlet dreams. Her shadow,...
Poets
Duska talks of the many sides of poets in an inward looking verse, seeking comradeship, at the close of the poem. Poets are a gang,pretending nomads,indecisive interpretersof banalities and...
Take Me to the World of My Dreams
Ritambhara dreams of a beautiful world of her dreams, where there is happiness, joy, and glee, a safe world for children. A Different Truths exclusive. A smile on every...
Doomed in Love
Is love doomed? Is Rudra cursed? Here’s a soulful short story by Anumita. Her eyebrows were not really arched; they were more like wings with the little black bindi...
The Strange World of Roy Brothers
Partition and displacement were agonising. But, for two young lads, life in a city was wondrous. The school children were pleased that they had no schools. No studies. Seven brothers...
Vintage Love
An evocative love poem by Smita. We finished with every trick in the bag. If someone watches closely, almost like a halo, Calm, radiates around us. The meaning of...
A Writer’s Caprice
A writer and a poet, Mamta looks within in this verse. An Inner space of reflection Mining one's interior life The thoughts are held as hostage Sorting memories Every...
At Fifty Three
Here’s a powerful poem by Smita, a personal prayer in defiance. Dear God, Idol of stone, Shaped like a phallus. And then, more often than not, ...
Unfinished Love
Here’s a poignant poem from Sehar. The metaphors of the tree and mountains are powerful. Tonight, as I sit down to write a few verses, The ink in the...