Wingword Poetry Competition 2024

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Anathanchi Mai - Sindhutai Sapkal

Anathanchi Mai - Sindhutai Sapkal

By Sunita Lakhotiya

अनाथांची माय सिंधुताई
त्यांनी दिली मायेची सावली...

आख़िरी निशानी

आख़िरी निशानी

By Gautam Parmar

रुक ना जरा .. झुमके लेती जा !!
मेरी ग़ैरमोजुदगी सताएगी नहीं तुझे...

Longing For You

Longing For You

By Maryam Mustaffa 

“Another half of the frame is still waiting for you”...

Despaired, Now Reviving

Despaired, Now Reviving

By Snigdha Soraba Rajeev

I remember the old times
A place where bright and fragrant flowers bloomed...

Dollhouse

Dollhouse

By Ayan Hossain

We both are broken pieces of a different puzzle,
An incomplete picture after a thousand shuffle.

Wet Paper

Wet Paper

By Riddhi Sharma

My soul is paper-
People scribble on it

Saṃsāra

Saṃsāra

By Antariksha Chatterjee

Severing all its ties,
Prolapses the crestfallen star

ColourBlind

ColourBlind

By Snigdha Chatterjee

I got shot in the heart
But my beloved saviors in disguise took care of it

What if?

What if?

By Faiz Abdulla

What if things worked out?

What if they went exactly like we planned?

The Yellow Necklace

The Yellow Necklace

By Vineetha Vinod

Men, Women, and children paid their part in making the crowd look huge

A dream winter morning

A dream winter morning

By Ravi Prakash

A little cold breeze blowing in through the window he left open to wake her up, out of her sweet good night sleep.

Should I blame it on the dress?

Should I blame it on the dress?

By Jeena Shaji

I’m wearing this dress after a long time
A gap long enough to have given me the conviction.

A Verse of Life

A Verse of Life

By Rohit Khandelwal

What's original, what's fake?
What is real down the lake?

बताओ ना

बताओ ना

By Shivali Sharma

सच कड़वे ही होते हैं क्या?
मुझे किसी ने यह ख़त दिया है

Memories

Memories

By Alice Gari

As the dawn peaked in the valley, those cracked ankles caught my attention.
At first I didn't understand the context or intention

Yamuna

Yamuna

By Merlin Francis

I met Yamuna the other day.
Yes, the same Yamuna you see
On your way

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

By Samyuktha R

The knowledge absorbed and the wisdom gained
Ignite a spark in the brain.

likeliness between an asteroid falling into the sun and sleep paralysis

likeliness between an asteroid falling into the sun and sleep paralysis

By Prateek Joshi

Listen!
My arms
are tense,
legs weak. I am
a mirage

A Sigh of Returning Officer

A Sigh of Returning Officer

By Dharmanshu Vaidya

Every election duty has many sessions.
I was returning from my nocturnal adventure.

Anguish I have Known

Anguish I have Known

By Farzana Quader

Anguish I have known
From my pre-birth days

Musings of a Lost Feminist

Musings of a Lost Feminist

By Anushka De

It is a man’s world, and we are living in it.

For ‘Sultana’s dream’ is not real, yet.

What's gone is gone, let it be!!

What's gone is gone, let it be!!

By Dr. Shivani Karnwal

What if you didn’t got the one you have chosen,
What if it’s so fragile and the dream is broken,

Facade: Family Jewels

Facade: Family Jewels

By Gunjan Kela

Little one, with eyes so bright, don't let their words dim your light.

They preach of respect

Being a Woman

Being a Woman

By Puja Sarmah

We give them different labels
And have their dreams drowned.

Longing

Longing

By Suveni Madan

In shop windows and
Tinted glass
रद्दी ख़्याल

रद्दी ख़्याल

By Nishu Mishra

जब तुम किसी कि कहानी लिखना...
सुख के गुब्बारों के साथ

SILENT SCREAMS

SILENT SCREAMS

By Niranjana Pramod

Behind closed doors, where shadows creep,

Echoes of the Ordinary Divine

Echoes of the Ordinary Divine

By Dishika Trivedi

The world goes upside down

कामयाबी की सुबह

कामयाबी की सुबह

By Simran Thakur

हर कदम तुझे मुश्किलें सताएगी

A Person of Consequence

A Person of Consequence

By Anuraag Muktevi


Those who came before,
Those who will come after