Poem Worth a Smile: Recent Episodes
Shrita Nyapathi
A podcast that presents to you poems which will make you feel a little less gloomy, a little less worried, a little more motivated, a little more hopeful and make you love yourself a little more.
Today's episode features a poem written by your very own host. This poem is for all the teachers who have moulded us - not just the ones who taught at school. Wishing you all a very happy teacher's day.
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In the words of Salil Shetty, the poem "Let My Country Awake" is “a powerful call to action and a declaration of belief in achievable change”. The poem represents the aspirations of people of not just one particular nation, but the whole world. Dedicating this episode to hopes of the citizens of India and the entire world. Wishing everyone a happy 74th Indian Independence Day.
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Here's a poem by Derek Mahon, titled Everything is Going to be Alright, which floats as smoothly as the clouds in the sky. It shines like the Sun, brightening everything up with hope and tranquillity, without glossing over the pains of life.
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Here is a poem by Maya Angelou, which gives us hope and courage to rise above oppression. The poem celebrates the dignity and self-respect and sparks the need to thrive, in us. No matter how much someone is humiliated by society, one should look in the face of abuse with aplomb and remember that everyone is beautiful and worthy.
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Welcome to the first episode of this podcast. Here's a poem to invoke the mellowness and warmth of a life filled with the chirruping of the bird of Hope, whose music soothes you in your tumultuous days and acts as your companion in the strangest lands... A great thanks to Anupama Raju, author of Nine and William Sieghart for the anthologies of poems, The Poetry Pharmacy and The Poetry Pharmacy Returns, for acting as an incentive to start this podcast.
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