My Beloved Boatman
A poignant poem in the Baul-Sufi tradition, a call to the Divine by Shalini – exclusively for Different Truths. O Beloved Boatman, rudderless was I tied with bindings of...
The Personal-Political Tussle
A protest poem about the personal-political tussle raging within by Dr Molly – exclusively for Different Truths. it goes on the tussle within... your words, aren't they the weapons...
Uzbekistan: My Motherland
Uzbek poet, Madinabonu, eulogises her motherland in this poem – an exclusive for Different Truths. Uzbekistan - my Motherland, The unexampled land in the East, There are many countries...
Vulnerability: A Saga of a Parrot & a Crow
Dr Roopali’s poignant ballad about a parrot and a crow – exclusively for Different Truths. There lived In another age a green parrot in an iron cage. It shut...
The Stairwell
An evocative poem by Mandakini that blends the mundane with the transcendent – exclusively for Different Truths. The rickety staircases of sunlight go nowhere. One could climb up and down all...
Sleep
Dr Jyothsnaphanija blends rivers, tonic, trees, et al., to the music of piano, in this verse – exclusively for Different Truths. River in May Flowing like apple cider vinegar-smelling...
To My Father!
An autobiographical poem by Francesco, dedicated to his father – exclusively for Different Truths. Father your face your Life and your hardened hands sweat on the forehead dignity dressed...
Our Teacher
Madinabonu, an Uzbek poet, eulogises a teacher in this poem – exclusively for Different Truths. The gardens become fallen leaves, If it has no gardener, The wolf appears in...
Of Flaws and Gifts
An autobiographical poem by Kavita where she talks about her father, Nissim Ezekiel – exclusively for Different Truths. (After the late poet Nissim Ezekiel’s poem ‘I Met a Man...
The Right Time
A sad love poem about clubs, parties, a lover’s attention and departure by Mohini, exclusively for Different Truths. One day when I’m sick of the clubs, The blaring lights...