Poetry

When Poets Become Bridges Between Iran and Israel

In a world increasingly fragmented by ideological conflicts and military hostilities, poetry often becomes one of the few surviving forms of honest human dialogue. The cases of Iran and Israel—two…

Meanwhile in Gaza

From Tehran to Tel AvivTel Aviv to Tehran,the world’s worried gaze follows--the flying trajectory ofunsparing projectiles,the unsettling light showsin the night’s nonchalant sky,the pawned population’spanicky search for shelters,the ineffaceable images…

A Mosque in Gaza

The mosque is now a mass grave:those who came to prayhave been buried under the rubblecovered in the shroud ofblood, dust, and splinters. They were just some regular folks,unflinching in…

The Poetic Legacy of Sindh: Voices Beyond Borders and Time

The land of Sindh is not only significant for its geography or history; it is a wellspring of the Indian subcontinent’s cultural and spiritual consciousness. Sindh’s poetic heritage—especially its Sufi…

GANDHI’S Spiritual Great GRANDDAUGHTER

She is of the fireShe is of the lightShe looks to the leftShe looks to the rightFire and lightLight and fire FireOf heart and soulLight of the sunAnd the “woke”…

Echoes from the Valley: A Journey Through the Lives and Works of Famous Kashmiri Poets

The Kashmir Valley, often celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural tapestry, has long been a fertile ground for poetic expression. Over centuries, Kashmiri poets have used verse to…

The Heart of Motherhood

For you, Amma,Whatever you gave, you did for us-With endless love, without a fuss.Your hands held dreams, your heart gave light,A guiding star through every night. My mother gave me…

Consequences

Small farmers survive on acre-sized plotsand landless labourers work on rich farmers’ lots.They plough and they dig, work hard and savewhile scientists learned rant and ravethat such methods are backward,…

Tagore Song Translation: Mone Robe Kina Robe Aamare – I do not recall if you will quite remember me or not

Composer Rabindranath Tagore Singer: Hemanta Mukherjee Notes: Rabindra Jayanti 2025: As we celebrate Rabindranath Tagore on Rabindra Jayanti (the anniversary of his birth) as a poet, song writer, novelist, and…

Ammi, I Owe You Much

To you I owe my resilience,The gift to light a quiet fire that may quiver but will not be dimmedYou showed me how to stand tallWhen all I knew was…

War

Terrorists kill tourists We blame our neighbor They ask for evidence We say there's evidence We go bomb that country They come bomb our country We claim we hit terrorists…

Tagore Song: “Anek Kotha Jao’je Boley/ Kono Kotha Na Boli”

You say endless things / Without saying anything at all Translation by Zeenat Khan Singer: Chinmoy Chatterjee Parjaay: Prem (147) Upa-parjaay: Prem-Boichitra Taal: Dadra Raag: Bhairavi Written on: 1926 (4/4/1926)…

A selfless note!

I am not thunder, not a blaze.Not made for crowds or heavy praise.I am the breeze at break of day,Soft-spoken strength that leads the way. I move in silence, soft…

تَوْحِيد Tawhid

1 And how could you live out the Oneness of God without the Body? 2 God the Sea Life the Ship 3 Life is the True Sword of God 4…

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Earth Day

Todayis my day of renouncement.Today I renouncethings and thingnessof the It World.And the dehumanizing powerof things touse and rule over me: the carthe cellphonethe computerthe clockthe television artificial intelligenceand the…

The Grandeur of Kindness

Alone, down and dull, lost in my thoughts, at a chaotic airport I stood in a queueA raspy voice said, “after you”, my heart warmed, my eyes tearedIn a toxic…

Happening

Out of a seed in the groundcomes a flower. Miracle!Out on the branch of a treecome blossoms in spring.Out from the blossoms fruit growsdelighting senses.And an offering of food. Out…

Mama Miti

1 I made Sisters out of branch and leaf 2 I met the Earth and called it brother 3 The only prison is the denial of the Sun 4 I…

The Way of Community

1 There is only one border: Destiny 2 There is only one community: The Living 3 There is only one homeland: The Earth 4 A child is born: it is…

The Way of Doubt

1 What is greater a brother or a sister of the flesh or of the soul? 2 Put out a fire with another fire 3 Strength is the deepest knowledge…

The Way of Eternity

1 It is speaking to you; ever speaking 2 Dip your hands inside the Waters: it is You. Breath in the Air: it is You. Eat: it is You. Love:…

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Understanding Urdu poetry

Urdu poetry often has a literal, direct, superficial meaning, and an indirect, deeper, real meaning, which the poet conveys through metaphors, hints, suggestions, allegories and indications. So often one has…

The Way of Art

1 Listen to the wind and dream 2 When creating always keep one eye on the Creation 3 Always ask: does my work serve Life? And if not, explain your…

The Way of Prayer

1 You have hands. The Universe has hands. Put them together 2 Flowers open. You open. Endless opening 3 Water flows. You flow. Endless flowing 4 The sun gives. You…

The Song of the Stormy Petrel

' The Song of the Stormy Petrel ' ( see online ) was a poem written in March 1901 by the great Russian writer Maxim Gorky, and became known as…

A POLITICAL ACT of MURDER

a few seconds an old man, in torn dirty clothes, cautiouslyemerges from the blown-out shellof a charred building he walks with a canestooped, his head loweredthe old man’s eyesight is…

The Way of Every Day

1 I say: the Way is the Sacredness of Life. And you ask: But what of this day? 2 You are sad? You are angry? You fear? Ask yourselves: how…

The Way of God

1 The quest for God is a holy one; the quest for Life even more so 2 And you shall ask; and ask again; All is Asking 3 And you…

Walls

I am stupid.We are all stupid.We worship the idolsof human stupidity.We build walls. The alternativeis intimate and easy. People everywhere are waiting…Individually, people everywhereare waiting. Not for the promiseof perfection…

The Way of Love

1 To love Life is logical. To love is logical. Understand this and thrive 2 Suppression of emotion is not the way. Rather understand and transcend 3 It has been…

A February Poem – Ekusher Kabita

Written By Al Mahmud Recitation: Abdur Rahman Translated by Zeenat Khan Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (known as Al Mahmud; (11 July 1936 – 15 February 2019) was a Bangladeshi poet,…

The Way of Creation

1 What is greater than life? The Creation. What is greater than the creation? The Creator. Love life, understand Creation, and, then, and only then, see The Creator 2 The…

Logos

1 Logos is Life 2 Logos is the argument of the universe; its divine message to Man. 3 Logos is not speech; although God is talking 4 Logos is not…

Proem: Traumas & Scholasticide

We are closed in, and the key is turnedon our uncertainty…We had fed the heart on fantasies,the heart’s grown brutal from the fare,more substance in our enmitiesthan in our love;…

The Way of Wisdom

1 Stoicism is cowardice disguising itself with reason. It is not a belief, but a psychological tactic. It is the ultimate defeat handed to us by the philosophers. 2 A…

The Way

1 You say: I shall commit evil for no one shall see. Know this: All is Seen 2 You say: You are a false prophet for behold: I, king, do…

Nazrul’s Reply to Nargis

Jaare Haath Diye Mala Ditey Paaro Nai / Keno Mone Rakho Taare The one you have not adorned with a floral garland / Why hold that onein your inmost memory…

100 Theses of Faith

1 I do not ask you to believe in me. I do not ask you to love me. I do not command you to fear. I but ask you to…

The White Rose

The light of reasonAnd the Higher LightAnd there is sanity in the light The fire of passionAnd that is LoveThe flow of passionate life Believe in the River of Crossing…

The Vanishing

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