The poem ruminates on the journey of life which for most embodies a cyclical story of an endless wait.
The poem intends to expose the hollowness of Goddess worship in a society that disrespects women daily.
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.
18 May is celebrated worldwide as International Museum Day. Thomas Hardy's poem celebrates the British Museum.
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
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 by Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the most oft-quoted Romantic poet. He was considered a spontaneous and radical poet in his lifetime and
Poems by Victorian author Emily Bronte. Emily wrote poems under the pen name Ellis Bell.
Three Stories and Ten Poems by Ernest Hemingway was first published in 1923 in Paris. The book is now available in the public domain.
Joy Harjo, poet laureate of the USA belongs to First Nationa poetic tradition and draws inspiration from indigenous histories of storytelling, myths and symbols.
The month of April is celebrated as the National Poetry month in the United States of America. In an attempt to appreciate the art of
A horned owl hooted in derision across/the dark, putrid air (which was strange/because an ochre sun still glowered/on the horizon),/But no crickets chirped.
What happy moments did I count! Blest was I then all bliss above!
How melancholy is this transition winter hour! People spread their wings. They burn in their own flaming evening lamp... An entire lifetime incubates itself in
Where love dwells eternal in the cradle resting deep/Softly rocking to the pull of hands that once held...
Swami Vivekananda, monk, philosopher and religious leader was also a prodigious writer who wrote extensively on the religion and scriptures.
