ਮਕਬੂਲ ਫਿਦਾ ਹੁਸੈਨ / Maqbool Fida Hussain
A poem celebrating painter M.F. Hussain’s life and art, and the borderless, timeless freedom of colors.
ਮੇਰੇ ਕੋਲ ਪੜ੍ਹਨ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਬੱਚੇ/ The children who come to learn from me
A poem by Gurpreet Mansa about a rural Punjab teacher’s mix of affection and frustration toward his poor, mischievous, dreaming students.
ਥੈਲਾ ਬੋਰੀ / Bag
A poem imagining wishing to be a gunny sack instead of a man, so one could be turned inside out and freed of pent-up burdens.
ਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ/ Maan Nu
A short poem expressing love for one’s mother, cherished not for birth or upbringing but for their wordless understanding.