She will Rise…
A poignant love poem, by Rajshree, exclusively for Different Truths. She will rise from the ashes from the faded colours of the desert flowers She will be back this...
Serenity
A poignant poem about nature, by Sangeeta, exclusively for Different Truths. Watch the cruising ducks in the brimming Lake Ontario The serenity, they exude, is stunning Like an epitome...
Dislocation
An evocative poem by Poonam, where physical pain transcends into the agonising pain of a refugee, exclusively for Different Truths. During childhood, On one of the vacations To my...
To ‘Feel’ my Words is to Know Me
Here’s an autobiographical prose poem, by Christine, exclusively for Different Truths. Did that thought linger in the wondrous imagination of that storyteller extraordinaire, Hans Christian Andersen? I think so. ...
Carnage
A dark poem about sinister childhood memories, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths Today I summon all those sinister, childhood shadows inside my dark room, my long memory laboratories,...
And Then This Shraadh
An evocative poem by Dr. Roopali about Pitrapaksha, when we pray, cook, and feed our ancestors, the patriarch’s ghosts that visit us, every year. The women-ghost perhaps are still...
Pied Poesy: Evolving Trends & Techniques in Contemporary Maithili Poetry
Bhaskaranand reviews Pied Poesy, an anthology of 55 contemporary Maithili poets, edited by Dr. Lalitesh Mishra. Covering a large sweep of subjects and themes, it presents a paroxysm of...
The Past is Gone
Subramanian rues about the changing landscape of Chennai, in this nostalgic poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Chennai’s landscape is changing faster beyond the raising of the brows; A fusion...
Growth
An evocative poem about nature, by Dr. Molly, exclusively for Different Truths. Taking its own time the butterfly slowly, painfully separates its...
Deodorant
Rhiannon pens a sensual love poem exclusively for Different Truths. Smelling lynx deodorant counting his breaths and trailing my eyes over his slouched body. One arm leant out the...