These are snippets from the thoughts shared by Dr Alok Mishra in an interview on literary theory and criticism. The link to the published interview will be provided at the end of this post once it is live. Meaningful…
A. H. Mehr’s Fragrances Unseen is an exquisite collection of poetry and prose that evokes the ethereal connection between grief, memory, and identity. Written in the wake of her father’s passing, the collection becomes more than a literary artefact; it…
My recent poetry collection, Thoughts Between Life and Death, is now available on Amazon Kindle stores worldwide. This poetry collection has some of the recent poems I have written. These creations celebrate the unending life force within us all. …
I love you, and my fair share of countless encounters with you that always grant me a few moments of truth, the true freedom I experience entering from one prison to another, and another, again, to bear the fruits of…
Poetry is the rhythm composed in solitude and distributed to the masses. No, no gods or wild beasts live in solitude! Only those who solve the mystery of what lurks behind the skins we wear enjoy the bliss of solitude…
Loneliness is a passive state. It is a compulsion when you are left on your own by others. Solitude, on the other hand, is a fully conscious choice that you make. Once you make it, it does not mean you…
Random thoughts on poetry: When you start matching the pace of time, passion gradually makes way for wisdom. Yes, time is the most fantastic Guru. It is true even in the case of poetry. Any poet may find the most…
A mere cosmic mistake? Nah! I must be a sculpture by some seasoned sculptor who must have known the cosmos, which is, too majestic to be just an expansion out of nothing! Somehow, surprisingly, contained within a drop…
Further I went, farther you seemed from my reach. Chasing your impressions on the beach, bench in the park or the empty corners in my library – I could (not) see; I wasn't seeing at all! And you, like…
Indian English poetry has been a very close subject to me. Right from the beginning of my undergraduate years, I have invested my time in reading, understanding and occasionally writing poetry. In short, if you can notice, poetry entices…
