Poetry

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Guru Tegh Bahadar A Poem by MICHELE GIBSON

"A Guru does no dazzling slight of hand/ Is not the merchant of God's power/ Does not step in to tip the balance of the good/ Nor judge another ..."

Zafarnama: The Epistle of Victory by Guru Gobind Singh -
A New Translation A Book Review by MANISH CHAND

'It's a blistering indictment of Aurangzeb's policies and statecraft, the lack of morality in governance and war ...'

The Eagle Eye of Ranjit Singh A Poem by MICHELE GIBSON

... With one eye you can guarantee peace/ Entrench justice, defend the weak/ Muster history/ Design and master weaponry ...

The Bant Singh Project by MARGOT BIGG

Today, the brutalized poet of dissent lives without hands or prosthetic limbs, and requires help to do even the most basic of tasks.

The Month of Poh
[December 14 - January 13] Poems translated from Punjabi by GURMEET KAUR

Frost saps ... Forests and meadows ... Body and mind... Blight ... Without you, my love ... Why won't you alight?...

Jamuna's Quest A Poem by INNI KAUR

Inspired by Bhai Vir Singh's poem about the River Jamuna forever seeking the young Gobind who once played on her shores ...

Bhai Vir Singh: The Art of The Eyewitness by Prof. PURAN SINGH

His art is of the eyewitness; he writes what he sees; draws his poems from the melody of his soul. When the scene is before him he draws ...

Anad Foundation Honours Punjabi Poets NEWS REPORT

The Anād Kāv Sanmān for the year 2009-2010 is being jointly conferred upon Sikh-Canadian sibling poets, Navtej Singh Bharati and Ajmer Singh Rode.

The Tyrants Folly at
Chandni Chowk A Poem by MICHELE GIBSON

"He sets it all to rebel flame/ Deftly fuels the dazzling fire/ Burns every possession to the ground/ And completes the blessed Guru's funeral pyre..."

The Month of Mungghar
[November 14 - December 13] Poems translated from Punjabi by GURMEET KAUR

"Says Nanak:/ She who surrenders/ Loves from her core/ Dwells in devotion/ Is loved back manifold ..."