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Delhi Poetry Slam publishes the best of poetry written by new generation poets in India. Here you can read poems that were earlier published in our Magazine. Leave your feedback on the poems featured below, share with your friends and enjoy reading!
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Erotic Poetry
November 15th to November 21st
Erotic poetry is a type of poetry describing human sexual relationships that has the power to evoke sexual desire and pleasure in the reader's mind. Read sensual erotic poems written by Indian poets.
On Masturbating in an Indian Locality by Tanvi Mona Deshmukh
Turning The Pages by Chhavi Nagpal
In the glory of night by Nida Khan
My Saffron Love by Sravani Singampalli
A December Night by Paige Montey
That Crazy Night! by scripting_soul
Midnight Bliss by Tavleen Kaur Narula
An Awakening by Rutika Yeolekar
Reminiscing by Surya Pratap Singh
Of Unspoken Deals and Speaking Bodies by Tanya Ranjan
The Warmth of Love by Tarang Garg
The Girl In The Window by Mayank Kumar
Lets Play Poetry by Rishika Mishra
Territory For The Night by Rishika Mishra
Making Love to You by Jean H. Dmello
This is how I imagine you by Vrunisha
Unspoken Exigencies by Laveena Behl
Helen Came Late by Rose McKathy
Lost in faraway lands by Shubha
A Cosmic Affair by Samidha Vasant Ghone
Lines of Poetry by Lavanya Rana
Seduce Me by Anupreeta Chatterjee
When You Come by IHCIRT_LAWROP
Through the dark woods by Avnike Chhikara
That Night Under the Moon by Nivedita Shinde
Every other freckle by Shivani Bajaj
What does spring do to the cherry trees? by Arunabh Konwar
The Night We Came by Aarush Deora
Conversations I Have, With A Faggot I Know by Mragank Purwar
Ransomed touch by Shreya Kathuria
चाँदनी राते by अघोरी अमली सिंह
Around the Riddle That Got Us in One Room by Prateek Joshi
I would throw away my fear by HG Sane
Love at the Bar Counter by Charu Chandwani
Ropes, Belts and Love by Sonal Gupta
Of Pleasure, Love and Desire by Apoorva Mathur
Pouring Soul by Anurag Kushwanshi
Homosexuality
November 21st to November 28th
Poems on gay, lesbian and transgender acceptance. Using poetry as a form of expression, Indian poets speak about finding love beyond the strict notions of society. They approach gay rights in a new light with the belief that poetry can change mindsets.
His Miserable Life by Gayatri Aich
As I Walk Down The Street by Snimar
Coffee with a side of rainbow by EveryTuesday
Thrice Got the Wind, Twice Only Saw, the Last I joined In by Prateek Joshi
A Love beyond sexuality by Priyanka Arora
Being Effeminate by Rishu Sharma
Coming out of the closet by Pulkit Goyal
Mother never told me by Akula the Bindi Dyke
Liberation, Glory, Bearings and Transformation: An ode to LGBT Rights by Nishtha Kumar
The Social Crime by Priyanshi Banerjee
Body Language : An Anthology of Parts by Vandana Likhmania
Bisexuality: A Crime? by Deepali Saxena
That Curly Haired Girl by Kanika Chablani
Different or Same? by Naman Suroya
Fear
November 28th to December 6th
Poems about fears that people experience in their lives. Whether it is fear or failure, fear of being accepted in society or fear of death, read these poems to acknowledge and overcome your own greatest fear.
When Too Many Chemicals Scorned My Brain by Prateek Joshi
Love And Its Misgivings by Ayushi Sharma
Forgive The Poets by Gaurav Juyal
Are You Afraid of The Dark? by Divya Mondal
Like A Fool by Chitpara Vashishtha
You Will Leave Too by Reborn From Ashes
My Encounter With Stage by Vaishali Passi
Do I dare, again? by Prachi Bhatia
Desert of Emotion by Debapriya Sarkar
यही भय था उसका यही भय है मेरा by Srujuna Satyavada
Locked Yet Unsafe by Prisha Goyal
Fear of Words by Roohi Bhargava
Mother, What is My Fear? by Arvind Chatterjee
Death
December 16th to December 21st
Poems about near-death experiences, anticipating death or losing a loved one. Death is a mystery that captures the imagination of poets. These poems will let you explore the vastness of the role of death in people's lives.
A Brittle Drop by Prateek Joshi
That's All It Takes by Shikha Bhargava
हम उस इश्क़ को इश्क़ क्या कहें by सचिन ओम गुप्ता
Would You Rather Be Dead by Rishabh Mehta
A Craving Of My Soul By Saachi Rajiv Devani
Why did you die? by Sonali Karhana
Unhealthy Obsessions by Divya Mondal