The Revenge of Tashi
A bold and intense prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Tashi breathes the mud of magic. The cold windy day translucently blows and his bones rattle against a tepid...
Is Money the Root of all Evil?
The idea that money is the be-all and end-all of life has become ingrained into human consciousness. Being in a consumerist and capitalist modern society we learn to woo material riches,...
We Mean Business, Baby
Here’s a protest poem by Abha, on the occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD), exclusively in Different Truths. They sayYou have come a long way, baby.I say I have...
Tranquillity / Life is an Ordeal
Here are two poems by Sarala, in Different Truths. The first poem, Tranquility, is about seeking and attaining. The second poem, Life is an Ordeal, shows what poverty and...
Claustrophobia
An intense and poignant prose poem by Deeya, in Different Truths. Pinned against a wall a moth flutters desperately. It isn’t his wall. I can wall up my desperateness...
Why is it a Curse to be a Girl-child?
Shernaz fictionalises a real-life account where the daughter, a girl-child, in dire need of kidney transplant was left uncared for. No medical expenses were provisioned for her since she...
Hunger
Dr. Roopali’s poem, on a socio-economic issue, sharpens the North-South divide. An exclusive for Different Truths. Ask and thou shalt receive, they said and turned me away at the...
The Absence of Presence, Version III
Ken Allan DronsfieldKen Allan Dronsfield is a disabled veteran and prize winning poet from New Hampshire, he now resides on the plains of Oklahoma. Ken is a member of...
The Forgotten Melodies…
An evocative poem by Sarala about the curse of dementia, exclusively for Different Truths. He sits alone on a chair Looking lost in his own world He does not...
Consolidation of Anti-BJP Forces is the Need of the Hour
All the top leaders of Left parties who greeted the Congress of Communist Party of India held at Kollam, Kerala, too confirmed the urgent need to unite all secular,...