This episode features the poem titled, 'A Woman's Place' by Denice Frohman. The poem appears in 'Women Of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism', a poetry collection edited by Iris Mahan and Danielle Barnhart. The episode concludes with personal interpretations of the poem as a woman shared by our listeners. People who contributed: Shreya Ramachandran, Himadri Verma

This episode features the poem titled, 'A Woman's Place' by Denice Frohman. The poem appears in 'Women Of Resistance: Poems for a New Feminism', a poetry collection edited by Iris Mahan and Danielle Barnhart. The episode concludes with personal interpretations of the poem as a woman shared by our listeners. People who contributed: Shreya Ramachandran, Himadri Verma 

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Ep #4- Womanhood: A Woman's Place

In a deep-seated patriarchal society like ours, women are often deemed as the "givers" or "nurturers". Stereotyping has diminished the identity of a woman to a mere role.&nbsp; On World Poetry Day 2022, in this episode, we have a provoking poem titled 'Hunger' by Trivarna Hariharan. The poem has been published in After The Pause, an experimental online journal and anthologized in the Yearbook of Indian Poetry 2021. The episode includes a discussion with Trivarna about her ideas behind writing the poem. Hosted by : Shreya Muley

In a deep-seated patriarchal society like ours, women are often deemed as the "givers" or "nurturers". Stereotyping has diminished the identity of a woman to a mere role.&nbsp; On World Poetry Day 2022, in this episode, we have a provoking poem titled 'Hunger' by Trivarna Hariharan. The poem has been published in After The Pause, an experimental online journal and anthologized in the Yearbook of Indian Poetry 2021. The episode includes a discussion with Trivarna about her ideas behind writing the poem. Hosted by : Shreya Muley 

Ep #3- Womanhood: Loop of Labour

Women who have lived, loved, and lost have seen it all. This episode features an empowering anthem for womanhood, a poem titled, 'Song For Catabolic Women' by Arundhathi Subramaniam. The poem is from her 2019 poetry collection, 'Love Without A Story', published by Context, an imprint of Westland Books.&nbsp; Hosted by: Shreya Muley

Women who have lived, loved, and lost have seen it all. This episode features an empowering anthem for womanhood, a poem titled, 'Song For Catabolic Women' by Arundhathi Subramaniam. The poem is from her 2019 poetry collection, 'Love Without A Story', published by Context, an imprint of Westland Books.&nbsp; Hosted by: Shreya Muley 

Ep #2- Womanhood: Catabolic Women

From being told how to sit, what to wear, where to go and how much skin to show, the bodies of women have been endlessly subjected to surveillance and judgment in our society. For the month of March, the theme for Poetry on Record is Womanhood. This episode features Kalpana Komal's poem titled 'Bodies of Women' and a conversation with her about the issue of policing women's bodies.

From being told how to sit, what to wear, where to go and how much skin to show, the bodies of women have been endlessly subjected to surveillance and judgment in our society. For the month of March, the theme for Poetry on Record is Womanhood. This episode features Kalpana Komal's poem titled 'Bodies of Women' and a conversation with her about the issue of policing women's bodies. 

Ep #1: Womanhood - Bodies

Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke said, "the highest form of love is to be the protector of another person's solitude" and that love consists when two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. In this episode, News9's Shreya recites Jacqueline Suskin's poem titled, Bucking Bronco from her book, 'The Edge Of The Continent - Volume I' published by Rare Bird in 2018. 

Ep #4: Love- Solitude

Memories with a loved one are irreplaceable and a lot of our loving resides in the time that we share with them. This episode features Gabrielle Calvocoressi's poem titled, 'Miss you. &nbsp;Would like to grab that chilled tofu we love.' and a reciting by spoken-word poet Somesh Thapliyal of his poem, 'Miss you. Would like to have chai with you again.' inspired by Gabrielle's poem. People who contributed: Manya Sinha, Harshita Sethia, Sakina Vidyarthi, Shikha Desai, Rivika Khanna, Yashoyini Sen

Memories with a loved one are irreplaceable and a lot of our loving resides in the time that we share with them. This episode features Gabrielle Calvocoressi's poem titled, 'Miss you. &nbsp;Would like to grab that chilled tofu we love.' and a reciting by spoken-word poet Somesh Thapliyal of his poem, 'Miss you. Would like to have chai with you again.' inspired by Gabrielle's poem. People who contributed: Manya Sinha, Harshita Sethia, Sakina Vidyarthi, Shikha Desai, Rivika Khanna, Yashoyini Sen 

Ep #3: Love- Memories

Interferences of distance, absence and time with matters of love often uncover how much it can endure. For this episode, we have a poem called 'Garments' by Ruth Vanita. The poem will appear in her upcoming collection of poetry titled A Hidden Player, to be published by Copper Coin later this year. We also have a couple sharing their long-distance love story of three years! Hosted by Shreya, People who contributed: Yashoyini and Akash

Interferences of distance, absence and time with matters of love often uncover how much it can endure. For this episode, we have a poem called 'Garments' by Ruth Vanita. The poem will appear in her upcoming collection of poetry titled A Hidden Player, to be published by Copper Coin later this year. We also have a couple sharing their long-distance love story of three years! Hosted by Shreya, People who contributed: Yashoyini and Akash 

Ep #2: Love- Long Distance Relationship

Poetry is a language of love and romance is the essence of poetry. For the month of February, we will be sharing verses themed 'Love'. In this episode, we have a lyrical poem titled 'Quantify My Love' by Sridala Swami from the anthology of Indian poetry called Another Country, edited by Arundhati Subramaniam and published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2013. The poem first appeared in Sridala Swami's collection of poetry, A Reluctant Survivor, first published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2007. With the many aspects and moods of love illustrated in this poem, we discuss the ways we use love languages to express how we feel. Host: Shreya Muley, Produced by: Akash People contributed: Sona, Yashoyini Sen

Poetry is a language of love and romance is the essence of poetry. For the month of February, we will be sharing verses themed 'Love'. In this episode, we have a lyrical poem titled 'Quantify My Love' by Sridala Swami from the anthology of Indian poetry called Another Country, edited by Arundhati Subramaniam and published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2013. The poem first appeared in Sridala Swami's collection of poetry, A Reluctant Survivor, first published by the Sahitya Akademi in 2007. With the many aspects and moods of love illustrated in this poem, we discuss the ways we use love languages to express how we feel. Host: Shreya Muley, Produced by: Akash People contributed: Sona, Yashoyini Sen 

Ep #1: Love - The Language of Love

How does one face a new year with the baggage of grief and loss from the past one? In the last episode on the theme 'Beginnings', we have a poignant poem titled, ‘Balancing Act' ('Samanam' in Tamil) by renowned Tamil poet and activist Salma. The poem is translated to English from Tamil with Salma reciting the original herself. Along with the poem is a shared experience that takes us through the process of grieving and the struggle to keep moving despite it.  Contributor: Nidhra Host: Shreya Muley 

Ep #3: Beginnings- Onward from Grief

The miracle of birth and our mothers will always be an astounding affair of nature. In this episode, we have the beautiful and raw poem, ‘My Mother…’ by Mani Rao. Motherhood and birth are fascinating journeys and we all have sweet tales from our childhood be it a story of our birth that we grew up listening to or an early memory of our mother which is etched in our heart. Here are a few such tales for you. 

Ep #2: Beginnings- Birth and Motherhood

As the Earth orbits once more around the sun, we begin again. For the month of January, the theme of Poetry on Record is 'Beginnings'.Here is a poem called Meditation for the Silence of Morning by Adam Clay from his book ‘To Make Room for the Sea’ published in 2020 by Milkweed Editions. Based on the poem, we asked people "What is the morning ritual that sets you for the day?" here are a few answers we got! Host: Shreya Muley. Produced by Akash Pandey. People who contributed: Harman Khuranna, Karan Kalra, Erum, Anushka, Shubhdeep Kaur 

Ep #1: Beginnings - Morning Rituals

When was the last time you read something that resonated and made you feel seen? from Shakespeare's sonnets to Ghalib's gazals, depictions of our experiences in love, life and loss have always been universal. Often, a poem acts as a witness and mirror that reflects our collective existence. So, with a distinct theme every month, and a fresh weekly poem, 'Poetry on Record' a News9 podcast series is here to bring poetry that reflects our shared truth of every day. This is Shreya Muley, your host on 'Poetry on Record.'

When was the last time you read something that resonated and made you feel seen? from Shakespeare's sonnets to Ghalib's gazals, depictions of our experiences in love, life and loss have always been universal. Often, a poem acts as a witness and mirror that reflects our collective existence. So, with a distinct theme every month, and a fresh weekly poem, 'Poetry on Record' a News9 podcast series is here to bring poetry that reflects our shared truth of every day. This is Shreya Muley, your host on 'Poetry on Record.' 

Introduction

When was the last time you read something that resonated and made you feel seen? from Shakespeare's sonnets to Ghalib's gazals, depictions of our experiences in love, life and loss have always been universal. Often, a poem acts as a witness and mirror that reflects our collective existence. So, with a distinct theme every month, and a fresh weekly poem, 'Poetry on Record' a News9 podcast series is here to bring poetry that reflects our shared truth of every day. This is Shreya Muley, your host on 'Poetry on Record.' Hosted by: Shreya Muley, Produced by Akash Pandey

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