Vinita’s poem captures the lament of a heart that has been restrained by worldly constraints to realise love in its truest form.
In an interview to Spark, Vinita Agrawal, widely-published poet and author, shares her thoughts about her poetic journey, what poetry means to her and her debut anthology of poems ‘Words Not Spoken’. Her responses to Anupama Krishnakumar’s questions are as refreshing as her poetry. Read on!
Arindam Banerjee’s poem revolves around the abnormal psychology of a lover. The convoluted state of his mind along with the entry of surreal elements presents a different picture of love.
‘Liplock’ is a hand drawn sketch with digital tweaks. It was conceived with Adam and Eve and the first act of love in mind. The art work is on the coverpage of the 50th issue of Spark.
Affection and admiration need not be always directed towards a person. An inanimate object can be a reason for romance too. Anshu Arora’s story reveals the fondness of a woman for a particular blue saree.
What’s romance without the flame of passion? Runes’ poem portrays this passion beautifully.
Stories are written to celebrate some romance, while some fade away with the people. Vani Viswanathan pens some free verse to talk about some such tales.
A man’s passionate love affair, another’s ‘love at first sight’ experience and the revulsion that four different women have for menfolk all come together in this story by Ram Govardhan. An interesting melange of characters, reactions and ideologies thrown in together with a sprinkling of romance. Read on.
A face that a man spots in the crowd leaves him spellbound and he begins looking for it everywhere. M. Mohankumar writes a poem.