'War is an adult game / Where no one wins / Everyone loses / Where you and I are the victims.'
Author: Moumita Alam
A Monthly Cloud Burst
A poem on dysmenorrhea, the medical term for painful menstrual cycles.
The Narcissist
A poem on a disastrous relationship with a narcissist.
For My Teacher, Gauri Lankesh (To the Bullets Which Failed To Kill Her)
Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5, 2017, on Teachers' day. This poem is a tribute to Lankesh.
Time is Not Air
This poem is about the futile wait for a good time, or love.
August – The Month of Death
This poem is about my birthday, my country's birthday, the flag politics and the wound that never heals.
On Break-Up Number Six
This poem is about the callousness of some break-ups.
Living Without a Surname
This poem is about what it means to be a mother of a Muslim child in today's India.
For Whom Death Never Barks
The poem is about the collective failure to see the deaths of all people as equal.
For Afreen Fatima
A poem in protest against the bulldozing of the house of anti-CAA activist Afreen Fatima.