Discovery
Bruce warns us of a powerful enemy that feed on hatred and fear in this evocative verse, in Different Truths. Our enemy is faster without doubts and unencumbered by the cloth...
The Tyranny of WhatsApp
Our life is more and more dependent on social media sites and apps. Here, Nilakshi verses about the pulls and pressures of WhatsApp tongue-in- cheek, for Different Truths. The dancing...
Romancing the Celestial Bodies and Strawberry Fragrance
Here are two literary works by Sehar, a poem and a short story, woven around the theme of the silent solitude. In Romancing the Celestial Bodies, she delves into the...
Trusted friend
The inner voice is no longer abstract. It has a persona and it lights up a cigarette, an interesting metaphor. Sunila verses about this ‘trusted friend’ in a fresh voice,...
Black
Here’s a protest poem by Olaitan with epic sensibility for Different Truths. It’s intense and passionate. Her pain is palpable and it moves from the individual to the cosmic. The...
Vegetated Soul
Here’s an inward looking poem by Muddasir. The person we often seek is within us, says the young poet, in Different Truths. He, wearingly, unlocks a door to a room,...
We, the People
A poet is the product of the politics of his/her times. Here’s Nalini, as a Citizen Journalist poet, on the current issue of demonetisation and its effects on the polity,...
Sunset to Moonshine
A poignant love poem of two lovers crossing each other in different boats. The metaphors of nature, of sunset and moonlit sky add dimensions to this verse, by Nilakshi, for...
Pearl Figures
Various things in our lives are given that we cannot escape. Embedded in this reality, Elsy creates a magic with a lotus wand to get the poet’s perals, in this...
Eclipse
Sudeshna takes up a current topic of discussion in her verse. The recent demonetisations by the government created a panic among the middle-class people, with limited means of money, for Different...