…and we left behind a brief memoir
Will we meet
on the auctioned banks of
our boats in mid river of unspoken news?
The Bus Stop at Kandanassery and Other Poems
The poignant poems of Rafeeq Ahmed, deftly translated, touch the veins of village life at Kerala, negotiating constantly between tradition and modernity.
Now There Is Only One Regret
Huzaifa’s heart-rending poem speaks of the angst, the silent, frustrating, regretful wait of entire generations.
Too Late After Love
In Ronald’s poem, life is a state of ever-wait, layers of hope and sadness chipping away at the corners of stillness.
We Dreamt of Traveling to the City of my Childhood
Nostalgia, longing and pain wrap tightly as the poet ruminates on the steady loss of his childhood home.
Ascension
A poet’s introspection on a passing day, of hope and rejuvenation in life.
Departure
The poem ruminates on the journey of life which for most embodies a cyclical story of an endless wait.
Song of the Autumn Goddess
The poem intends to expose the hollowness of Goddess worship in a society that disrespects women daily.
Autumn Song and Other Poems by Sarojini Naidu
Three poems by Sarojini Naidu from ‘The Golden Threshold’ published in 1905. Naidu is one of the first major female poets in Indian-English literature.
Poem: In The British Museum
18 May is celebrated worldwide as International Museum Day. Thomas Hardy’s poem celebrates the British Museum.
Poem: A Dwindled Dawn
The night’s a complete washout/
The eyes can’t hold the ocean/Flooding the parched soil/And does its own thing/with the mascara, the eyeliner
Poem: The Protagonist
The one who sets in motion strange, impossible/Works, that once begun/
will stretch forth into space and time,/towards a history yet unborn,
Two Poems: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Two poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most oft-quoted Romantic poet. He was considered a spontaneous and radical poet in his lifetime and is remembered for his lyrical poetry.
Two Poems: Emily Bronte
Poems by Victorian author Emily Bronte. Emily wrote poems under the pen name Ellis Bell.
Three Poems by Ernest Hemingway
Three Stories and Ten Poems by Ernest Hemingway was first published in 1923 in Paris. The book is now available in the public domain.
Poetry of Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo, poet laureate of the USA belongs to First Nationa poetic tradition and draws inspiration from indigenous histories of storytelling, myths and symbols.