Taking Root
Sandra Ngo
By Sandra Ngo “I realized that war was monstrous. If it didn’t kill those it touched, it took away a
Gulmohar, When it Rains
Devika Mathur
By Devika Mathur The shades of skin- glowing like April morningsa soft warm tone of Gulmohar tree upon my eyelids-a
Fish, With a Dash of Lime
Debnita Chakravarti
By Debnita Chakravarti When the first few dropsFall through the cracked coverOf the enamel potWhere the fish lie dyingThey freeze.
Unknotting
Basudhara Roy
By Basudhara Roy I open the heart’s cage and let fly a hundred pigeons into the endless sky, the impatient
Three Poems
Sayan Aich Bhowmik
Sayan Aich Bhowmik In Her Sleep Your shirt buttonsIn my handsTurn like the planets.Around themA ring ofAll my evening skies.I
Women’s Day Poetry Contest Winners
Esha Shah
Thanks to all who submitted their pieces for TWI’s Women’s Day 2021 Contest. We enjoyed reading all your work, and
Blue is the colour of love
Sanjhee Gianchandani
Sanjhee Gianchandani Blue is the colour of love When you saw me first I was dressed in blue A dress
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Sarika Jaswani
Two poems by Sarika Jaswani Untitled Beneath a black-eye& bruises blue Behind bigotry of liesA funnel for truth Nectar that
I have no mirror at home
Swarnim
A poem by Swarnim I Have No Mirror At Home I have no mirror at home. But I do. Listen,
Afternoon Tea in Tombach
Jan Ball
A poem by Jan Ball Afternoon Tea in Tombach The brutal red of the tea gardenroses: I want to shield