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Sarah Mariam Koshy
May 23, 20211 min read
EnvironMental 'WILDFIRE'
In my peaceful abode I rest tonight With my infant beside me, snuggled so tight I hear the wind whistle and feel the breeze blow The...
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Lakshmi
May 20, 20212 min read
Verse-Seasons 'N Picks 'LEIGH HUNT'
The glad demeanour and mischievous tones in Hunt's most shared and well known poems must come from the cheerful, sensitive and perceptive...
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Megha S. Sunder
May 20, 20212 min read
On O's Stage 'CHIKAMATSU MONZAEMON'
The acute attention to detail that the Japanese culture lends to every aspect of their life is unmistakable. One such aspect is Bunraku,...
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Lakshmi
May 19, 20211 min read
One Verse Every Week 'TROCHEE'
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. (IV.i.10-11) Remember these lines and the three witch sisters in...
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Arun Somasekharan
May 18, 20215 min read
Speculative Fiction 'JACK AND JILL: An Existential Problem'
PART II "Characters from a nursery rhyme? That’s new!” Jill was amused. Then she was silent for a moment as she further processed what...
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Sarah Mariam Koshy
May 17, 20212 min read
EnvironMental 'THE PANDEMIC'
We are currently going through one of the most tragic times in history but we, clearly, are missing out on the lessons that we ought to...
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Lakshmi
May 13, 20211 min read
One Verse Every Week 'FEMININE-ENDING BLANK VERSE'
A blank verse with a feminine ending is, not the standard ten-syllabic metre, instead, one more than the ten, ending with an additional...
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Sarah Mariam Koshy
May 9, 20211 min read
EnvironMental 'BENEATH THE SURFACE'
When we casually toss plastic bottles and packaging out the window or drop them on the side of the road or by the pavement, we, most...
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Sarah Mariam Koshy
May 3, 20211 min read
EnvironMental 'NEGLECTED END'
For years and years we only use We take, We break, We start to lose The smoke, the waste, the plastics float We cut, We burn, We drain...
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Lakshmi
Apr 17, 20212 min read
Verse-Seasons 'N Picks 'JOHN WILMOT, Earl of Rochester'
The first poet featured here on O, John Wilmot, was the second Earl of Rochester. A libertine, the Earl was infamous for his waywardness...
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Lakshmi
Apr 15, 20211 min read
One Verse Every Week 'BLANK VERSE'
We will start with verse-types in the English language first, only because the content generated, for the moment by 'O', is mainly in...
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Lakshmi
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Upon Verse: Q&A
Q. Verse, what is it? A. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines verse as writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a...
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Lakshmi
Apr 7, 20213 min read
When verse commenced...
The Einstein-Rosen bridge could have brought us to that answer, had it been possible to travel back in time, at least, by now when...
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