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The Blessed

BY Vidyarthy Chatterjee

Shutterstock : Poetry as Protest: Capturing Current Affairs In Poems

Poetry as Protest: Capturing Current Affairs In Poems

BY Milind Bhawar

| Photo: Courtesy of the authors

Outlook Anniversary Issue: Home ...A Conversation

BY Donskobar Junisha Khongwir

| Photo: Aradhana Seth : Lovers. Across the Seas

Outlook Anniversary Issue: The Seduction Of Elsewhere

BY Arundhathi Subramaniam

Artwork: Jayati Bose : I wonder where my imaginary friends are when I need them the most, as they were always there for me.

Brushstrokes Of The Mind: Where Poetry Grows From Memory And Loss

BY Reshma Valliappan

Artwork by Anupriya : Durga Prasad Panda on the body's wasting away.

Hearing Your Body Wasting in Slow Motion: Poem By Durga Prasad Panda

BY Durga Prasad Panda

| Courtesy: The Banyan : Artwork by Mayadevi

Dead Woman Walking, A Poem By Meena Kandasamy

BY Meena Kandasamy

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Scourge of rape and suicide | Illustration by Anupriya

Poetry | Scourge Of Rape And Suicide

BY Boudhayan Mukherjee

AP : Poet Andrea Gibson

Useful Poems For The Tired Soul: Andrea Gibson’s Legacy

BY Avantika Mehta

Jaun Elia | Artwork by Saahil

Culture & Society

Love Wasn’t The Only Thing He Lost: Jaun Elia After Partition

BY Younus Yousuf Ganie

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Poetry |Gandhi In Court

BY Banu Mushtaq

| Naveen Kishore : Child's Play

Child's Play | Poem

BY Naveen Kishore

Harper Collins Publishers : In this fresh translation from the Persian, Farrukh Dhondy seeks to recover the lyricism and the spiritual essence of the original verses

Excerpt |Rumi: A New Selection translated by Farrukh Dhondy

BY Farrukh Dhondy

Yasir Iqbal

Poetry | Amidst War and Hostilities

BY Shantashree Mohanty

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X : Illustration by Anupriya

Valley Of Death | Poem

BY Laksmisree Banerjee

Aamir Aziz on X : Poet Aamir Aziz has accused contemporary artist Anita Dube of using verses from his poem Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega without credit or consent.

Aamir Aziz Alleges Misappropriation of Protest Poem by Artist Anita Dube: Power and Consent in India’s Commercial Art World

BY Aranya Mukerji

X : Aleena is a 29-year-old poet from Kerala, is well-known for her collection of poems in Malayalam called Silk Route.

Culture & Society

Dalit History Month | Subverting the Brahminical Patriarchy's Gaze in Poetry and on Social Media

BY Avantika Mehta

WATCH | Poetry Is Journalism

WATCH | Poetry Is Journalism

BY Outlook News Desk

Vikas Thakur : Illustration by Vikas Thakur

Culture & Society

Musings On Memory, Desire, And Disappearance|Poems By Ashwani Kumar

BY Ashwani Kumar

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : World Poetry Day

World Poetry Day | Poetry Is Not A Luxury

BY Vineetha Mokkil

Illustrator: Anupriya Yoga

Unsent, Unfazed, Undying | Poem

BY Shantashree Mohanty

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Artwork by Aradhana Seth

Lonely In Love | Poem

BY Durga Prasad Panda

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

How To Be Alone | A Poem By Jeet Thayil

Poets Ranjit Hoskote, Abhay K., Sudeep Sen, Shubham Shyam and Priya Malik onstage at JLF during the session 'Love in the Time of Climate Change'.

Living And Loving In A Burning World

BY Vineetha Mokkil

Artwork: Vikas Thakur

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The Journey Of A Note: A Poetic Companion To 'Phool Ka Chand'

BY Aranya Padil

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