Poetry News

Miya poets, in their insistence to be counted as Assamese, have created an inclusive idiomThis is part of a movement to preserve the cultural heritage of Bengal-origin Assamese Muslims

The artists who have been signing petitions asking people to defeat Modi are in reality his literary rivals

Urdu writer Khadija Mastur's acclaimed novel casts an intimate eye on the lives of women during Partition

The second edition of Spoken festival will feature collaborative performances by poets, story-tellers, musicians and actors

The internet and social media have opened up a new universe to a generation of poets in India and given a new wind to poetry publishing. But has this democratization happened at a cost to quality and fundamentally changed the contours of what we once understood as poetry?

The Memory Project explores the lives of people who are dealing with the deaths of their near and dear onesthrough objects or fond memories associated with the departed.

A parliamentarian for 47 years, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an accomplished writer, penning several books and poems during his lifetime

In its third year, the poetry festival will embrace varied forms of the medium

A Delhi-based visual artist is revitalizing Hindi and Urdu poetry through compelling graphic portraits

A wine nerd weaves through the realms of high poetry, family banter, and memorable evenings spent in the company of a fine grape