ਭਾਰੇ ਭਾਰੇ ਬਸਤੇ / are we standing still ?
A Surjeet Patar poem criticizing the burdensome, rote-learning-heavy Indian school system through children’s complaints about heavy bags and blind recitation.
ਆਇਆ ਨੰਦ ਕਿਸ਼ੋਰ/ aiya nand kishor
A poem contrasting a migrant Bihari laborer’s daughter learning Punjabi with local Punjabi children learning English, reflecting on migration, livelihood, and language.
ਜਗਾ ਦੇ ਮੋਮਬੱਤੀਆਂ-ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ
Surjeet Patar’s poem urges lighting candles of hope and resilience against darkness, despair, and adversity.
ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ- ਮੇਰੀ ਖੁਦਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਰਾਹ ਿਵੱਚ ਮੇਰੀ ਖੁਦ…
Surjeet Patar’s Punjabi adaptation of Jean Giraudoux’s play, a poem listing the beauty and small joys that stand as obstacles on the path to suicide.
ਇੱਕ ਲਰਜ਼ਦਾ ਨੀਰ ਸੀ
Surjeet Patar’s poem mourns the assassination of Punjabi poet Pash by Khalistani militants, reflecting on fear and turning to stone.
ਮੌਤ ਦੇ ਅਰਥ
A poem adapted from Lorca’s Blood Wedding on how nature and grieving mothers understand the meaning of death and bloodshed differently.
ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ - ਚੰਨ ਦੀ ਚਾਨਣੀ
A Surjeet Patar poem using moonlight and starlight as metaphors for a beloved’s enduring presence, words, and love that outlasts hatred.