by Deepanjali Verma
An emotional hut for an artist
Life is dry,
Continue readingArtistic Confessions in BTS Black Swan
by Afnan.
It is the 7th year of BTS as artists. Amidst the anticipations surrounding their comeback album, Map of the Soul: 7, BTS drops the orchestral version of Black Swan (2020). The music video is an art film performed by MN Dance Company. This collaboration is part of CONNECT, BTS the global art project of experiments with multimedia art, and in effect, blurring boundaries to connect with different genres of art.
Continue readingMy Heart is on the Edge
Written by Dhruv Gupta.
I think I’m always going to crave pain in the form of love.
I wait for an excuse to
throw bombs,
while I prepare myself to dodge bullets because all I’ve ever known is warfare, and all I’ve felt is wounds.
My heart is on edge,
Continue readingAbstract Notes to Myself
Written by Sonam Chhomo.
Faint memories, often repressed ones
Appear bluer than usual
On some blue days.
Continue readingLet’s hear the Almighty’s Hypothetical Quandary
Written by Ananya Singh.
I built a house
I thought it was perfect,
Could never accommodate a defect
One of the best,
Unfortunately, unable to harbor the desirable effect
Its inhabitants were being put to test between them emerged a colossal unrest
So, they left.
Searching for the adversity
With a deep disconcerting disposition
Of lies.
Written by Niangthianmuang S. Ngaihte.
I am constantly devoured
By jabs of pain—
A you- sized hole in me. (I am not lying)
I switch back and forth
In dreams and reality
Awake. Asleep. Awake. Asleep. Awake. Asleep. Awake. Asleep. Awake. Asleep.
Awake. Asleep.
(I am not lying)
A Day in the Life of Worn-Out Earphones
Written by Anushka Saha.
Entangled in her world of chaos,
I peeked out of the purse for a breath of fresh air.
For the fifth time in a week, she stepped out to see him. She stepped out at the bus depot,
And walked as fast as she could,
She hadn’t missed her chance right?
Creating Fragments of Pain
Written by Tavishi Agarwal.
Small thoughts sometimes injure the brain, Creating fragments of pain;
I wonder,
Women’s voice within the Folk Songs of Ladakh
Written by Namgyal Angmo.
The songs which are influenced by the culture, lifestyle and tradition of a certain place -where they are sung- are called folk songs. The songs may differ as per the place, culture and religion. Folk songs represent the culture of contemporary society just as they represent the culture of past generations. How can they do both?
All of me
Written by Stanzin Lhadol.
There are sides to me, I adore.
There are others,
I do not want to call mine.
Do you take all of me?
Raw Whispers Magazine, edition 3.
View the entire magazine at https://rawwhispers.in
Instagram –https://www.instagram.com/rawwhispers/?hl=en
email written and art submission at rawwhispers@gmail.com
Raw Whispers 