Featured Poets of the Week

Arun Kolatkar, Arvind Krishna Malhotra and Keki N Daruwalla

Keki.N.Daruwalla

Keki N. Daruwalla, is one among India’s foremost writers and poets. He is the author of more than twelve books, including the novel, “For Pepper and Christ” (2009), and five collections of short stories. He Read more…

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

Here is a poet, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, who has been writing for fifty-one years! Fascinated, I wished to read more about him and his work. Well, an introduction about him was very interesting. This was Read more…

The Bus

By Arun Kolatkar The tarpaulin flaps are buttoned down on the windows of the state transport bus. all the way up to jejuri. a cold wind keeps whipping and slapping a corner of tarpaulin at Read more…

The Manohar

By Arun Kolatkar The door was open. Manohar thought it was one more temple. He looked inside. Wondering which god he was going to find. He quickly turned away when a wide eyed calf looked Read more…

Scratch

By Arun Kolatkar What is god and what is stone the dividing line if it exists is very thin at jejuri and every other stone is god or his cousin there is no crop other Read more…

Hills

By Arun Kolatkar Hills demons sand blasted shoulders bladed with shale demons hills cactus thrust up through ribs of rock hills demons knee quartz limestone loins demons hills cactus fang in sky meat hills demons Read more…

Chaitanya

By Arun Kolatkar A herd of legends on a hill slope looked up from its grazing when chaitanya came in sight. the hills remained still when chaitanya was passing by a cowbell tinkled when he Read more…

An Old Woman

By Arun Kolatkar An old woman grabs hold of your sleeve and tags along. She wants a fifty paise coin. She says she will take you to the horseshoe shrine. You’ve seen it already. She Read more…

 

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