poems
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‘To ride the river, to know desire’: Five poems from Jeet Thayil’s new book of poetry
Jeet Thayil
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‘Their voices carry the liquid freshness of youth’: Bhaswati Ghosh’s poems about homes left behind
Bhaswati Ghosh
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‘Dear Adam, this night is for us’: Five poems from Pallavi Padma-Uday’s new book of poetry
Pallavi Padma-Uday
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Some people can’t tell the difference between human and AI poetry – and even prefer the latter
Andrew Dean, The Conversation
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Hindi poetry: An excerpt from ‘Rangsaaj Ki Rasoi’, by Arun Kamal
Arun Kamal
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‘Your touch and the sun are indistinguishable’: Four poems from Akhil Katyal’s new book of poetry
Akhil Katyal
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Some of the Renaissance’s most romantic love poems weren’t for lovers
Shannon McHugh, The Conversation
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‘I describe love for you / As an Ali Sethi ghazal’: A new book of poetry about language and silence
Shruti Sonal
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‘None may linger; all must always move’: A new book of Anand Thakore’s poems written over 30 years
Anand Thakore
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This new anthology of poems brings together poetry readings held online and at a Mumbai bookstore
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‘Thirty two nights and dawns’: Three poems from Sharmistha Mohanty’s new book of poetry (in prose)
Sharmistha Mohanty
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‘We come to wait for the names of the fallen’: Five poems, political and personal, by Sabitha Satchi
Sabitha Satchi
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‘Arms raised, a leafless tree prays for its death’: Five poems on loneliness and memories
Sonnet Mondal
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‘I have lost my appetite’: Gulzar’s Murari Lal has a view on India’s Budget 2022
Gulzar
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American poet Emily Dickinson is the hero to turn to during these difficult times. Here’s why
Matthew Redmond, The Conversation
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'Distant gods': A poem by Anjum Hasan
Anjum Hasan