List: Ponder: Poetry Reviews | Curated by Ashok Subramanian

Feb 9, 2025
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Ponder: Poetry ReviewsPoetry Reviews of Contemporary poems from poets across the world.
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Poem Review: Celebrating Winter. Celebrating Life.Many writers have a gift for expressing their emotions. However, a few can celebrate life in such a way that every season, festival, and…
Feb 9
Feb 9
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Poem Review: Apricity, Authenticity and AlmightyChennai winters are shorter than in most parts of the world, typically lasting less than a week. However, this year, we have experienced…
Jan 26
Jan 26
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Poem Review: Vitality and Versatility in Verses
Jan 18
Jan 18
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Poem Review: Dipping Words in LoveThis is undeniably the longest break Ponder has taken in the past five years. However, I’m not going anywhere; I’m here, writing during the…
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
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Poem Review: Light PoemsAs I had announced earlier, we will follow the introduction of one classic poem as Poem 1 of our review, while the others will be…
Nov 1, 2024
Nov 1, 2024
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Poem Review: High Five Haikus — Part 2If you have read Part 1 of ‘High Five Haikus’, I am sure you want to taste more.
Sep 30, 2024
Sep 30, 2024
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Poem Review: High-Five Haikus — Part 1I found another set of light poems. Deep, meaningful, and of course, long. Sometimes, a bit of fun doesn’t harm, right? What is more fun…
Sep 15, 2024
Sep 15, 2024
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Poem Review: A Cup of SunlightAs I entered the fifth decade of my life in June, I realized how blessed I am. I remembered the conversation with an old gentleman who was…
Jul 28, 2024
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Jul 28, 2024
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Poem Review: MoonlightI was supposed to write this poetry review in May — when there are no rains, and the summer is warm at night and scorching in the days. I…
Jun 23, 2024
Jun 23, 2024
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Poem Review: Letting GoNote: I thought I would finish this in one sitting — till I faced a situation that I took in my chin, first protesting, but then in…
Jun 9, 2024
Jun 9, 2024
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Poem Review: Bad PoetryI came across the word ‘Bad Poetry’ in a Twitter post by Sakshi Narula about her poetry book called ‘Bad Poetry and Loving’. Then a few…
May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024
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Poem Review: StrangersWhen I close the doors of my home behind me, I meet strangers. But that could be any of us, don’t we? Meeting people whom we have never…
Apr 6, 2024
Apr 6, 2024
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Poem Review: TwilightWelcome to Ponder 2024.
Mar 17, 2024
Mar 17, 2024
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Poem Review: BlindfoldsAlbeit delayed, I aim to finish the last Ponder 2023 review this week. But work and travel occupy my days, and I am walking through my days…
Feb 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024
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Poem Review: Park Bench PoemsThis is the second last review of Ponder 2023. Returning from a year of highs and lows has taken me a while. But discipline has kept me…
Feb 4, 2024
Feb 4, 2024
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Poem Review: Celestial Interplay in the Creamsicle SkiesHow many times in our life we have looked at the horizon and wondered what fares up there? For answers, for blessings, for bounty, in…
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
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Poem Review: ‘Under the weather on a cloudy day’I was desperately searching for the backlog of this year’s writing commitments. Work has taken over and travel compounded it. Of course…
Oct 17, 2023
Oct 17, 2023
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Poem Review: Miracles In Stillness and FlowI aspired to embody Dostoevsky’s essence. I yearned to encapsulate Tolstoy’s spirit. I aspired to reflect Tagore’s brilliance. Perhaps…
Sep 17, 2023
Sep 17, 2023
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Poem Review: Sunshine VersesI am an unabashed fan of brass-knuckled poetry. Such verses come from the heart and personal experiences, which are soaked in emotions…
Aug 17, 2023
Aug 17, 2023
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Poem Review: Beautiful NightsI prefer nights to days. The night is a poet—author—reader’s delight, as they provide the necessary time and space to ponder and compose…
Jul 10, 2023
Jul 10, 2023