The will of a woman
Whose mastery is fighting
Fighting anything life throws at her
My mother’s war
Does poetry pay you well?
Can poets make money in today’s literary market? Everyone says ‘Well, no.’ We say ‘Yes, you can.’ Some poets make a living out of their verses today. There are hundreds of new markets that desperately need poets, surely not the traditional anthologies.
Princess of Cart Monarch
‘I am not a poet but scribble lines I never publish on paper. This was written in 2001, while travelling by bus from Gampaha, my native town, to Colombo. The bus was passing through Main Street, Pettah, and I could not take my eyes off those cart pullers gathered on both sides of the road. Back then, I was a student. It was the day. I imagined their Night.’
Grandma
By Nadeera Dickwella When I cried you consoled me. When I was angry You calmed me down. When I was mischievous You tolerated me. When I grew old Mighty and big, When […]
Let’s talk about love
By Swapna Peri Poetry is an art form that can be perceived in infinite ways. A good poem is a collection of words that describe extreme levels of all emotions in the […]
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