MUD AND LOTUS – Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

MUD AND LOTUS

River Paw Press Celebrates Hryhorii Kochur Award for the Translation of Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava—Любовні листи до України від Уяви by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Translated into Ukrainian by Volodymyr Tymchuk

The Hryhorii Kochur Literary Award is a major state honor in Ukraine that celebrates excellence in poetic translation and has traditionally been awarded for translations of classical works into Ukrainian. This is the first time a work by a contemporary poet, translated by a fellow poet and soldier, has received this recognition—a significant milestone for both the author and the translator.

Happy 4th!: Where is Michelle Obama?

By Kalpna Singh-Chitnis – The question before us should not be who can replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for the US Presidential race in 2024. The question should be which Democratic nominee is capable of stopping Donald Trump from coming into power again; and only for some good reasons.

Unanswered: A Poem on the Sacrifices in War on World Poetry Day

“To be killed in a war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst. To be forgotten is the worst.” ~ Pierre Claeyssens – This poem is dedicated to all warrior poets and writers who have fought in wars, and to the poets and writers who have been the victims of wars. Let’s not forget them and their sacrifices.

My Creative Moon Expedition with Odysseus: Archived in the Lunar Codex

Poems can serve as self-prophecies destined to be fulfilled. Celebrating America’s historic moon landing after half a century. Read the story of my creative expedition with Odysseus, archived in the Lunar Codex time capsule…

Paradise Lost: In the Footsteps of My Master

“Why are you in the West working for peace and teaching Westerners, when the problems lie in your own country? Why aren’t you promoting peace in Vietnam, where the conflicts lie, and teaching your own people? “…because several causes behind the problems my country is facing today are here.

Incredible India: The Celebration of its Resilience, Triumphs and Aspirations on its 77th Independence Day

On the eve of its 77th Independence Day, the world looks towards India, filled with wonder and high hopes. Meanwhile, India looks toward the world with hopeful anticipation, yearning for prosperity and global peace, particularly after the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Like any other country, India has its own unique challenges, problems, and ways of handling them, often not in line with Western approval. India’s distinct cultural identity, along with its social and political ideologies, does not conform to the template of Western culture and socio-political norms. Yet, India, since its independence on August 15th, 1947, has stood firm, akin to the Himalayas, regardless of the approval or disapproval of nations that feel challenged by its strong presence not only in South Asia but on the world stage.

Over the Moon: A Creative Voyage of Lunar Codex Time Capsules, with NASA’s Missions to the Moon, Featured in the New York Times

My creative journey that began with “Chand Ka Paivand” (Patch of Moon), my first collection of poems I wrote in my teenage years and published in 1985, will be literally bound for the moon someday—who would have thought? Check out the full story in the New York Times published on July 27th 2023. Lunar Codex is a time machine to the future, an ultimate anthology of art and literature, a museum on the Moon. It is a set of time capsules, a message-in-a-bottle for future generations.

How Many Men I’ve Heard Say that They Want an Intelligent Woman in Their Lives – Gabriel García Márquez

I’ve heard countless men expressing a desire for an intelligent woman in their lives. I would urge them to deeply consider what they’re asking for.

Viva Ukraina! A Strategic Analysis Post the 2023 NATO Summit

By Kalpna Singh-Chitnis: It’s important to recognize that all who stand with us are not necessarily doing so out of camaraderie. Often, they are motivated by their own fears or interests.

The Earth Remembers: A Hundred and Eleven Line Poem by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

With the rain, we shall return to life again, the last tree standing in the forest said, before falling into the bushfire. The animals fled their homes. A mother koala, scorched, went looking for her baby, limping on the charred ground. The birds abandoned their nests and flew to fetch clouds from far skies. No one really knows how many birds and animals died, how many trees fell, offering their last sermons, but the earth. The earth remembers everything…

River of Songs: Poetry by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Translated into Arabic by Dunya Mikhail in Acculturation

“River of Songs,” poem from “Bare Soul,” the winner of the “Naji Naaman Poetry Prize for Creativity” (2017), translated into Arabic by the Iraqi-American poet Dunya Mikhail, the recipient of the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture and UN Human Rights Award for Freedom of Writing, published in the latest print edition of “Acculturation” magazine from the United Kingdom. “River of Songs” poem and poetry film have been archived by Lunar Codex to launch on the moon on two separate NASA missions in 2022 and 2023. https://linktr.ee/kalpnasinghchitnis

“The Daughters of the Hindu Kush” Nominated for Publication of the Year

A crowd sits in a circle and watches the justice being delivered.
There are many circles outside the circle invisible to our eyes.
She cannot escape.

OO:OO: A Tribute to Thích Nhất Hạnh by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

Sitting in your veranda, in stillness, I hear the rain, the Tawny owl, and the Robins, somewhere in the trees, outside your hut. I know you are there…

My Poetry and Film Go to the Moon: Kalpna Singh-Chitnis

In the water of a silent river, I see my vision, in its depth and flow, I find the philosophy of my life. They inspires my creativity and the journey I share with others.

Sermon: A poem by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis, Nominated for the 2021 Pushcart Prize by the International Human Rights Art Festival Journal

If you hope to do anything for change/ write an epic or a tale in my name/ and teach it if you can, in every school on earth/ If you are a woman, tell my story to your sons./ If you are a man, tell it to your daughters./ If you are a preacher, teach it as a sermon to the believers.

Indigenous: America’s Ancient Remorse

by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis The lives of indigenous people, their land, culture, identity, and virtue mattered, yet they didn’t. October 12th is celebrated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in America, previously called Columbus Day. I am happy to see this change and awakening in America. We can’t sweep our history under the…

Genesis: A Poem by Kalpna Singh-Chitnis in The Agonist

Let the wolves tell your story to the moon/ and the lightening in the sky reveal/ the mystery of your origin./ Let it all happen/ when the night is somber, / and the world is fast asleep./ It’s going to rain on earth
for thousands of years after that.

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