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2019 brought with it not just works of fiction and non-fiction writing by Women's Web authors, but fresh and vivid poetry too.
2019 brought with it not just works of fiction and non-fiction writing by Women’s Web authors, but fresh and vivid poetry too.
If you are looking for poetry by contemporary women poets from India, consider these collections that were launched in 2019.
With poetry by Bindiya Bedi Charan Noronha and photography by Komal Bedi Sohal, Dream Keeper A Poetography Ensemble is an attempt to use art to enter into the subtle spaces often closed off to simple prose – the unspoken spaces visited in only dreams.
This anthology brings together the winning and commendable entries from the Wingword Poetry Competition and inspires new poets to showcase their talent. Author Manisha Sahoo’s poem, Red Rose in My Balcony Garden, won a commendable mention and has been included in this collection.
Poet Sonia Motwani describes her work in Silent Defiance as an open refusal to everything that hurts the soul.These poems are about the journey of discovering the self through the jagged path of self-love, passion and empowerment.
Iridescence is a collection that deals with the poet Sammy Sahni’s journey through loss and accidents to finally finding herself.
Void Thoughts is a collection of 26 poems capturing various emotions traversing through a wandering mind. The depth and shallowness of an equally amused and splintered soul are filtered in these poems in varying measures.
Poems from 30 Best Poets is collection of poetry from 30 contemporary poets, and includes multiple Women’s Web authors, namely, Anupama Dalmia, Tina Sequeira, Sharanya Misra, Aruna Menon and Sonia Dogra.
Sea is a collection of poems based on diverse life experiences and promises the reader a journey through a multiplicity of emotions. It includes Women’s Web authors Pashmeena Chowdhary, Meenal Mathur and Sonal Mathur.
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People say that women are the greatest enemies of women. I vehemently disagree. It is the patriarchal mindset that makes women believe in the wrong ideology.
The entire world celebrates International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024. It should be a joyful day, but unfortunately, not all women are entitled to this privilege, as violence against women is at its peak. The experience of oppression pushes many women to choose freedom. As far as patriotism is concerned, feminism is not a cup of tea in this society.
What happens when a woman decides to stand up for herself? Does this world easily accept the decisions of women in this society? What inspires them to be free of the clutches of the oppression that women have faced for ages? Most of the time, women do not get the chance to decide for themselves. Their lives are always at the mercy of someone, which can be their parents, siblings, husband, or children.
In some cases, women do not feel the need to make any decisions. They are taught to obey the patriarchal system, which makes them believe that they are right. In my family, I was never taught to make decisions on my own. It was always my parents who bought dresses and all that I needed.
It is shameful that in today's world too, women are abused and even killed for giving birth to a girl, and the infant's life is also of no value.
Trigger Warning: This deals with domestic violence, suicide, and violence against women, and may be triggering to survivors.
I am so glad that the esteemed courts are now giving the much-required verdicts regarding certain ideologies that were not at all entertained earlier. I mean we all have studied this much biology at our school level and it is our duty (our generation) to educate our elders about it.
Why someone have to lose a life to bring such awareness to the society. Delhi High Court gave this judgement concerning a case that filed by the deceased daughter’s parents against her in-laws. She committed suicide as she was harassed and tortured for dowry and giving birth to two daughters.
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