Posts Tagged ‘Poetry/Art’


Power of the Pen – Young Writers Network Thaalam Submission Callout

By Editor - May 28th, 2011

Power of the Pen - Young Writers Network Thaalam Submission Callout

Love to write? Then this is for you.

Coordinators of Power of the Pen are looking forward to publishing emerging, established and talented writers’ work in the booklet of our upcoming inter-university/college dance competition: Thaalam 2011.



I Remember the Genocide – May Massacre of 2009

By Editor - May 18th, 2011

I Remember the Genocide - May Massacre of 2009

By: EnnaDa- Kiruthika Thusyanthan

I remember the cries of mothers desperately trying to revive their children to life, half alive themselves
I remember the screams of young girls and women tearing apart the sky in its last strain for help



Tears of Japan

By Editor - March 14th, 2011

Tears of Japan

by : EnnaDa- Kiruthika Thusyanthan

The eternal splinters of lost hope
faith bleeds against its last rope
theres been countless tectonic plate shifts
…love life and laugher missed



Today I dance, Because Tomorrow I die

By Editor - January 27th, 2011

Today I dance, Because Tomorrow I die

by : EnnaDa- Kiruthika Thusyanthan

We breathe in movement, and embrace music
We capture moments, and cradle sounds with our body
Its an act of reality, its a pretend mentality



Poster Competition – Tamil Heritage Month ($500 for Winner)

By Editor - January 9th, 2011

Poster Competition - Tamil Heritage Month ($500 for Winner)

Details regarding submissions for the Tamil Heritage Month Poster Competition inside.



Are we friends?

By Editor - December 8th, 2010

Are we friends?

By: Jonathan Arunasalam

I wish I knew this is true
If we were friends in your point of view?
Are we friends?



Heroes.

By Editor - November 24th, 2010

Heroes.

“Hero is defined as a man or woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his or her brave deeds and noble qualities.” A HERO sacrifices their lives for the betterment of society. A HERO withstands pain and suffering in order to achieve the desires of others.



Woman

By Editor - November 18th, 2010

Woman

By: Chalini Anantharajah

She is incomplete, void of feeling
time travels, seasons change
years pass by,
yet she is unmoved
still, silent and the same



Paintings by Mithilah Mahendran

By Editor - October 3rd, 2010

Paintings by Mithilah Mahendran

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. ” – Henry Ward Beecher

These paintings were painted by Mithilah Mahendran, a highly talented artist.



Maya (Short Story by Renishaki Kamalanathan)

By Editor - October 3rd, 2010

Maya (Short Story by Renishaki Kamalanathan)

Maya, A Short Story by Renishaki Kamalanathan

I always tremble, mumble, twist and turn in my bed feeling dead, cold with that uneven conscious state of not knowing where I was. The wetness of my sweat on the plastic covering over my queen-sized bed that Aunt Sitha left on, annoyed me as if it was residue of blood. I always seemed to repeat Maya’s name regardless of tone, whether it was whispering, mumbling, or yelling.