It’s the month of February, and like it or not, love is literally in the air! The world screams of shades of red and pink, and roses and hearts meet the eye more often than not. Spark too celebrates the spirit of Romance this month and presents to you an intriguing line-up of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and photography that reflect on the concept of ‘Romance’. Click here to access the issue on our e-reader, ISSUU.
In a way, this issue is a celebration of Romance through poetry. This is hardly surprising, for, don’t poetry and romance thrive together? We have five poems in this issue that explore the different facets of love. Click here to access these poems.
Blogger itchingtowrite @ The Reading Corner lists her favourite works of Romance from the written world, most of them works of fiction that were released in 2012. Have you read these books yet?
Loreto M captures the spirit of romance in a poem that beautifully brings about the comfort zones existing in the most unexpected of places. Read on.
Through photographs that reflect everyday life, Raju Rhee points out that Romance exists in small things around us. A visual interpretation of this month’s theme.
Sometimes all it takes is a moment to experience the magic of romance, so much so that even priorities can change. Like what Arun Anantharaman captures in this poem.
Married for a decade and more, a wife-and-a-mother mulls over the lack of romance in her life these days. Annoyed with the hype surrounding Valentine’s Day, she is not so enthused about what the month of February has to offer, until she takes a trip down the memory lane. The lady in question could be anybody, it could be me, it could be you, says Gauri Trivedi. Picture by Gauri Trivedi.
In three small poems, Vinita Agrawal brings out the sadness and pain that someone who has lost their love experiences.
A cardiac surgeon who can miraculously see into people’s past catches a fleeting image in front of his eyes when he is about to perform a surgery on a patient. The image takes him on a journey with a purpose. What would that be? Madhuri Yelamanchili’s intriguing story gives the answer.