By: Barry Vitcov Desdemona’s Corpse Desdemona is asked how to play a corpse Shallow breaths Running future lines in my head She said When confined to bed And my cells are almost […]
‘Desdemona’s Corpse’ and other poems by Barry Vitcov
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Pacemaker
By: Barry Vitcov “I’d like to purchase a replacement battery for my pacemaker,” said the short, white-haired, slightly bent over woman with inquisitive green eyes. She stood at Saul Gold’s battery kiosk […]
‘Love Letters to Arabella’ by the Young Shakespeare
By Thy Young Shakespeare Background These poetry pieces are compilations of poems from a current draft novel called Elexander the 3rd. Set in the 1800s, an epic story presented as a fictional romance […]
‘The way to end’ and other poems by Hardeep Sabharwal
By: Hardeep Sabharwal 1. The way to end Ending slowly is Always better than Ending in a single moment When in a moment Any relation, object or person Comes to an end […]
‘Thoughts in the Night’ and other poems by James G. Piatt
By: James G. Piatt Thoughts in the Night The night is almost silent, only the gentile tic-tocking sound of the old grandfather clock heralding in the late hours, and the soft din […]
Poems: ‘Don’t give any name to my love’ and ‘Purity of her character’
By Jamal Siddiqui “Don’t give any name to my love” I have met her in good faith, we both share the relationship of Heart, do not name it She appreciates my lips, […]
Human and Humane
By Jamal Siddiqui “It is easy to be Human, very hard to be Humane” – Miza Ghalib We’re all born human, it isn’t something that’s gifted to us or something we have […]
A Sonata with Too Many Sharps
By: Maya Nalawade The left side of my brain was nurtured with the sounds of Grandma’s Wagner records. The fluttering sounds of violins and booming hydes sinking Awe to the corners of […]
The Bluffer of Ajeebpur
By: Debraj Bhattacharya A worried DM The District Magistrate of district Ajeebpur, Mr. Hari Sachdev IAS, is a worried man. He has just received a letter that a high-profile delegation from UN […]
In Pursuit of Purpose
By: Shilpa Rajagopal Purpose is a funny word deliberate and assuming what is your Purpose? they ask as if everyone is born knowing this fundamental truth, following a linear road as if […]
