A Tender Drop of Dew
A poignant love poem, as an invocation to Nature, by Rajashree, exclusively by Different Truths. Not the hard hail of a roaring storm but a tender drop of dew...
What Would I Call?
A powerful protest poem, by Prasanna. He questions religious fundamentalism, bigotry, and killings in the name of faith. An exclusive for Different Truths. The chaos sets in as the...
Afghanistan: In the Name of Power
The political turmoil in Afghanistan, fear, deaths, and exodus, is voiced in this poem, by Sunil, exclusively for Different Truths. The elected left. System collapsed. There is smoke outside...
A River’s Woes
A river questions tradition in this powerful protest poem, by Dr Kumud. River symbolises voyage and here we see two voyages, within and without. An exclusive for Different Truths....
Freedom: A Culture of Forgiveness
An inward-looking poem that searches the true meaning of freedom, by Molly, exclusively for Different Truths. When will we rise up to that level ...
Cosmic Silence Murkier than the Golden Triangle
The mystery and enigma of cosmic silence intrigues. A verse by KS Subramanian, exclusively for Different Truths. Paradoxes way to the kernel of truth? So have space-watchers gone on;...
Yesterday I visited a Bank
An evocative poem about insensitivity to elders, by Abu, exclusively for Different Truths. Yesterday I visited a bank an elderly man stood in queue just before me two boxes...
Soumitra Chatterjee’s Free Flowing Poems Translated into English
Gopal reviews a poetry book, ‘Walking through the Mist’, by actor-poet Soumitra Chatterjee, and translated into English from Bangla by Amitava Nag. An exclusive for Different Truths. Book: ...
O Poetry, I Waited for you
Kamrun writes a poem about poetry and what it means to her. An exclusive for Different Truths. O poetry I waited for you for a long, long time… I...
Forgetting
An evocative inward-looking poem, of despair and hope, by Amita, exclusively for Different Truths. I seemed to forget the sound of my voice I read aloud just to hear...