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'Haar nahin maanunga...': Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the poet Prime Minister
August 25, 2025 11:51 am
A stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vajpayee died at 93 on August 16, 2018, after a prolonged illness.
Who is the South Korean poet behind 'Autobiography of Death'? Inside Kim Hyesoon’s searing verse
July 30, 2025 11:12 am
Kim Hyesoon is the first Asian writer to win International Prize for Literature by Germany’s Haus der Kulturen der Welt for her searing and surreal poetry collection Autobiography of Death.
New $5,000 biennial poetry in translation prize opens for submissions on July 15
July 14, 2025 7:17 pm
The prize money will be split evenly between poet and translator, and the collection will be simultaneously published across Australia, North America, and the UK.
5 poetry books by Sumitranandan Pant that will change how you see nature and life
July 15, 2025 7:18 pm
Bounded together by artistic literature, one of the greatest poets of Hindi Literature, Sumitranandan Pant, explores the purpose of life within the beauty of nature through his poetry.
Why Sylvia Plath still speaks to us
February 13, 2025 7:36 pm
She was not writing just about herself — she was writing about all of us. In this strange liminality of being in my twenties, where childhood is fading but adulthood still feels like an ill-fitting costume, reading Plath feels like both a mirror and a map
People can't tell difference between human, AI-generated poetry -- new study
November 16, 2024 6:14 pm
Is it possible, though, that we aren't too far off the point where seasoned readers of poetry are able to discover a richness and depth in AI poetry that outstrips similar efforts by humans?
What's on Chandigarh, September 19: Poetry in motion with Gopal Lahiri
September 19, 2024 1:48 pm
The Wise Owl is an international literary and art online monthly magazine founded and run by former bureaucrats Dr Harmeet Singh and Dr Rachna Singh.
‘Relationships today are not as beautiful’: Prasoon Joshi on crafting timeless tales for modern Indian audience
August 23, 2024 4:14 pm
Screenwriter, lyricist and poet Prasoon Joshi gives a glimpse into the writing process behind ‘Rajadhiraaj: Love, Life, Leela,’ the world's first mega-musical on Shri Krishna, created and conceptualised by Dhanraj Nathwani.
This AI-powered camera can turn pictures into poems
April 22, 2024 8:20 am
Poetry Camera, an AI-powered camera that uses GPT-4, turns the images captured by the sensor into poems describing the scenes.
'Poetry has the magic and power to heal people': Ashish Bagrecha
September 26, 2023 5:27 pm
From finding solace in poetry during his toughest time to using it as a medium to heal people, Instagram's beloved poet Ashish Bagrecha's latest poetry special 'Pyar, Umeed aur Roshni' is bound to enthral poetry lovers
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Poetry on lamps, Oh my god cabin: Hottest Diwali gifts this season
October 27, 2014 5:52 pm
If you are confused over what to gift relatives and friends on Diwali, or scan through some quirky gift options, check out this gallery.
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