Month: May 2020
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Read More: Hibiscus: poems that heal and empower
SELECTED POETS AND POEMS Among one hundred and fifty-three poets, we have selected one hundred and three. It’s an exhausting job, tricky as well. Barring a few exceptions, we have adhered to the guidelines. You will be glad to know that among the selected contributors, the youngest one is a student of eighth grade in a school located in the suburb of Calcutta. The rest, for you to see. Congratulations to all poets for trusting our vision. ADITYA SHANKAREARTH GAZING AJANTA PAULSURVIVALREBIRTH ALEXANDER SCHIEFFERLIFE NEVER DIEPULSE AMIT SHANKAR SAHAAN IMAGINED WALKWINTER BLOOM ANANYA S GUHASILENCE ANEEK CHATTERJEETHE FLAMEMIDDAY SUN ANJANA…
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Read More: Hibiscus – a palliative measure
Painting by Gautam BenegalCover designed by Bitan Chakraborty Empowerment precedes healing. Honestly, when I conceived Hibiscus, I was particularly keen on curating poems that address healing. Anu Majumdar, one of the associate editors, proposed “empowerment” to the theme. It was an eye-opening moment. Where does healing lead to? As a clinician myself, I can tell you, healing is not all about back to normalcy, or in other words, restoration of the state of being. Healing imparts strength. It renders authority. Post-extraction, the edentulous gum gradually turns hard to aid in chewing, and at times, it rejects prosthesis. For Hibiscus, we set specific guidelines—we solicited…
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Read More: Do you want to be an ideal American Citizen?
Apni ki adrsha markin nagarik hote chan (Do you want to be an ideal American Citizen?) is one of the most famous poems by distinguished Bengali poet Joydeb Basu. Read it in translation, and feel free to share your comments. Do you want to be an ideal American Citizen? | Joydeb Basu(translation © Kiriti Sengupta 2020) They eat hamburgers,have dwellings mortgaged.They party as a pastimeon Saturdays and Sundays. They loiter in the Disneyand blow up fascinations.They love brute animalsbut loathe black humans. They use insurancefor health and education.They find it necessaryfor coffin or cremation. With utmost dedicationthey vote for both partieswho…
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