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I am a doctor based in UK and have served the National health service for nearly 30 years. Poetry has been my interest from a very early age and read poetry in Hindi, Tamil and English.
My all time favourite poem is the Elegy in a country churchyard by Thomas Gray, I love Robert Frost, Browning, Wordsworth and Tennyson. I have made a pilgrimage to their birthplace.My favourite writers include Somerset Maugham and Dapne Du Maurier.
I love reading poetry but like great poems that are not lost in extreme verbosity, a tendency for many who employ free verse. Christina Rossetti is a great example of a poet who conveyed beautiful thoughts in simple language.
' Home they brought her Warrior dead' is a good example of a brilliant poem written with the simplest of words.

I look forward to reading the brilliant works of the many poets on Poetry Soup.

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Blog Posted:2/27/2021 8:50:00 AM

I feel Poem of the day should show a little crown next to it to highlight it, just as a top premium poem is marked with a Cup. That would help us visit a poet's page and read their POTD. Do you think It would be a good idea?

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Regina
Mcintosh

Date: 8/14/2021 5:30:00 PM

Excellent idea ... love this thought

Beryl
Edmonds

Date: 3/16/2021 5:49:00 PM

Fantastic idea Krish ~ Belle

Sam
Kauffman

Date: 3/12/2021 1:16:00 PM

Excellent idea Krish! Maybe a heart for poem of the week. Unless a poet keeps a log, one cannot see the history of their work after a span of time. Let's hope soup admin follows through on your suggestion.

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 3/12/2021 11:22:00 PM

Indeed Sam! Thanks! POTW with a heart would be great! It would be good if admin respond and let us all know what they feel about this!

L Milton
Hankins

Date: 3/2/2021 1:10:00 PM

I believe this is a splendid idea with appropriate recognition.

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 3/2/2021 1:36:00 PM

Thanks! let’s hope PS admin is watching this blog and responds.

Line
Gauthier

Date: 3/1/2021 6:59:00 AM

Love the idea ~

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 3/1/2021 8:00:00 AM

Thanks Line! we all need to put our weights behind it!:)

Anitha
Jayasankar

Date: 2/28/2021 8:55:00 PM

Good idea Krishji... ~ Ani

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 3/1/2021 7:59:00 AM

Ani thanks! Let’s hope it happens!:)

Suzette
Richards

Date: 2/27/2021 10:46:00 PM

A great idea! It might even take the form of one of the existing emojis on the internet (no new design would be required). Therefore, the person who selects the POD, can easily append the emoji ... :)) Sus

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 11:47:00 PM

Yes. Sus something to indicate and acknowledge. Let’s see if admin would respond to our request.

Eve
Roper

Date: 2/27/2021 3:24:00 PM

Great idea, Krish.

Edward
Ibeh

Date: 2/27/2021 2:21:00 PM

That's a wonderful idea, Krish. Incidentally, my poem--"Obama Rhapsody"--has a trophy next to it, so I guess it's from winning 2nd place in a premiere contest, NOT from winning POTD as I originally thought!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/4/2021 2:08:00 PM

that's cool, Edward!

Alexis Y.
Date: 2/28/2021 3:15:00 AM

Hi Edward, You got both accolades; for the poem of the day and the win in the premier contest. Have a wonderful day:-) Alexis

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 11:45:00 PM

Yes, a wonderful poem too. Even the third place should get a cup! yes. I think these small changes would encourage poets.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 2/27/2021 1:34:00 PM

I agree. That is a good idea, one that hopefully Soup admin will implement soon.

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 11:43:00 PM

Thanks Robert!

Anne-Lise
Andresen

Date: 2/27/2021 1:16:00 PM

- Yes, a good idea :)

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 11:43:00 PM

Thanks Anne-Lise

Alexis
Y.

Date: 2/27/2021 12:15:00 PM

Hi Krish, That sounds like a great idea:-)Alexis

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 11:42:00 PM

thanks Alexis

Quoth
Theraven

Date: 2/27/2021 10:11:00 AM

Krish, How are you doing today? I agree with Marilene. -Richard

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 10:59:00 AM

I am good Richard! Thank you. If more PS members support it, hopefully it will happen!

Marilene
Evans

Date: 2/27/2021 9:50:00 AM

That would be so cool and well deserved. Good idea.

Krish Radhakrishna
Date: 2/27/2021 11:00:00 AM

Thanks Marilene! Hope PS would consider this suggestion.

My Past Blog Posts


Touch My Soul and other poems Malabika R Choudhury Date Posted: 10/14/2023 1:47:00 PM
Poets who are not with us anymore Date Posted: 10/1/2023 2:36:00 AM
The poets on the PS welcome page Date Posted: 5/25/2022 12:01:00 AM
New Poetry Soup Anthology Date Posted: 8/14/2021 12:07:00 PM
delta variant Date Posted: 7/25/2021 1:31:00 PM
Hacking into poetry soup accounts Date Posted: 6/26/2021 1:09:00 PM
Joseph May’s contest photo - shark and the young lady Date Posted: 4/1/2021 12:27:00 PM
POTD Date Posted: 2/27/2021 8:50:00 AM
RIP mother Date Posted: 2/3/2021 9:13:00 PM
Poetry Anthology 1 & 2 Date Posted: 7/18/2020 8:56:00 AM
Poetry Soup Anthology Date Posted: 7/18/2020 8:45:00 AM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
4/20/2024	To which Image should we cling	Rhyme	birth,blessing,death,devo
4/18/2024	Leave no one behind	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
4/11/2024	Kipling in Kanha national park	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,1st
3/27/2024	An Age of Transcendence	Free verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
3/17/2024	Unreasonable species	Rispetto	first love,funny love,gig
3/3/2024	Buster - our much loved Cat	Free verse	boyfriend,cat,death,death
1/12/2024	When you leave	Ghazal	longing,loss,love,love hu
1/1/2024	Sipping Coffee	Free verse	creation,feelings,
12/27/2023	Naked women Anacreontic couplets	Couplet	cute love,fantasy,inspira
12/27/2023	Unscratched itch	Free verse	abuse,age,cute love,exten
12/24/2023	Who are we at our core	Rhyme	birth,blessing,creation,d
12/10/2023	Creation	Rhyme	beautiful,blessing,god,mu
12/9/2023	Reality check	Rhyme	death,health,imagery,true
12/8/2023	Son Of God	Terzanelle	baptism,blessing,child,ev
11/23/2023	Divorce	Acrostic	feelings,heartbroken,
11/19/2023	Millions of Bullions	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
11/12/2023	Komorebi	Free verse	absence,age,allegory,deat
11/11/2023	When a physics teacher loves a biology teacher	Free verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
11/11/2023	That dead end street	Rhyme	angst,anxiety,death,fanta
11/8/2023	Pat and Sam in a row	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
11/5/2023	Longing	Rhyme	blessing,cute love,depres
11/4/2023	Nature On Canvas	Sonnet	autumn,blue,good morning,
11/2/2023	Good Ghost Bad Ghost	Limerick	10th grade,12th grade,1st
10/31/2023	Three Legged Table	Rhyme	creation,cute love,father
10/26/2023	World In Conflict	Kyrielle	allegory,angel,conflict,d
10/22/2023	Religious Cowboy	Free verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
10/22/2023	Life	Free verse	absence,child,christian,l
10/21/2023	Tiger	Personification	10th grade,11th grade,12t
10/21/2023	In My Back Garden	Rhyme	death,devotion,halloween,
10/21/2023	Door Open For Love	Quintilla	inspirational love,lost,l
10/21/2023	Wisdom and Compassion	Free verse	analogy,bible,creation,de
10/14/2023	Coconut	Free verse	blessing,devotion,environ
9/29/2023	Picking Apples	Rhyme	august,autumn,brother,lov
9/21/2023	Love Not Yet Lost	Rhyme	cute love,fantasy,love,
9/20/2023	Shadows	Rhyme	dark,death,mystery,silenc
9/19/2023	It Happened On a Misty Morning	Verse	12th grade,4th grade,beau
9/19/2023	The Girl I Love	Rhyme	beautiful,best friend,cru
9/18/2023	The Classroom	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
9/17/2023	If This Was the Last	Free verse	feelings,i miss you,lonel
7/9/2023	Cancer - a Demon of Our Making	Free verse	death,fate,stress,
6/18/2023	The Race	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
5/24/2023	Screen of Awareness	Rhyme	allegory,deep,emotions,ex
5/4/2023	God, I Make No Excuses	Rhyme	anger,angst,anxiety,
4/28/2023	Nine Eleven Memorial Building	Free verse	america,death,memorial,me
4/16/2023	Loneliness	Free verse	loneliness,lonely,
4/10/2023	Mathematics of Life	Rhyme	12th grade,8th grade,alle
4/4/2023	The Raging Sea	Rhyme	blessing,creation,earth d
4/2/2023	On My Own In the Peak District	Rhyme	beautiful,blessing,blue,h
3/17/2023	A Love Story	Rhyme	i love you,love hurts,
12/26/2022	Culture	Free verse	culture,devotion,god,trut
12/24/2022	Xmas For the Homeless	Free verse	blessing,childhood,christ
11/13/2022	Leave Me Asleep	Rhyme	age,allusion,angst,anxiet
10/30/2022	The Fifth Season	Rhyme	autumn,color,seasons,spri
10/29/2022	Tell It Like It Is	Free verse	abuse,bullying,corruption
10/26/2022	Freedom	Rhyme	anti bullying,conflict,fr
10/24/2022	From Father To Son	Rhyme	culture,family,father son
10/23/2022	A Leaf, a Life and the Meaning There Of	Rhyme	autumn,death,earth day,em
10/5/2022	This Town We Live In	Free verse	blessing,creation,devotio
9/28/2022	Remembering Mother - a Tribute To All Mothers	Rhyme	child,death,grave,memory,
9/23/2022	My Daughter	Rhyme	best friend,daughter,devo
8/31/2022	Dr Harold Shipman	Rhyme	death,hate,health,mental
8/29/2022	To My Daughter On Her Wedding Day	Rhyme	blessing,daughter,emotion
7/1/2022	Forgiveness	Free verse	child,children,
6/22/2022	Dewdrops 2	Rhyme	beautiful,blessing,dream,
6/22/2022	Dewdrops	Rhyme	blessing,blue,deep,god,
6/11/2022	Life and Death	Free verse	dark,death,destiny,grave,
6/7/2022	Love In Flight	Rhyme	bird,dance,love,
6/7/2022	Loves Labours Lost	Limerick	cute love,desire,emotions
6/5/2022	Hand That Rocks the Cradle	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
5/28/2022	Early Freshness	Monoku	11th grade,12th grade,1st
5/28/2022	A Love That Was	Rubaiyat	devotion,dream,lost love,
5/22/2022	Unity In Divinity	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
5/22/2022	A Letter of Forgiveness	Rhyme	devotion,extended metapho
4/5/2022	That Tiny Spark of Hope	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
3/12/2022	God and Children	Rhyme	angel,child,child abuse,c
3/2/2022	The Story of Our Lives	Free verse	10th grade,absence,allusi
2/18/2022	Spring Voices	Limerick	10th grade,11th grade,12t
2/17/2022	Ah Men	Limerick	10th grade,11th grade,12t
2/14/2022	Valentines Day	Couplet	10th grade,11th grade,12t
2/12/2022	Something Fishy	Rictameter	10th grade,11th grade,12t
2/3/2022	An Invitation For Euthanasia	Free verse	age,allegory,death of a f
2/2/2022	Dream Party At Number 10	Free verse	abuse,america,anger,anxie
2/2/2022	Homeless,Hungry	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,hom
2/2/2022	Squirrel Story	Haiku	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/28/2022	Artificial Intelligence	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/19/2022	South of France Sil Vous Plait	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/16/2022	The Day Before Christmas	Haiku	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/15/2022	Each To Its Own	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/14/2022	Looking Back	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/12/2022	First Night	Verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/11/2022	Christopher Plummer	Epitaph	age,death,eulogy,memorial
1/10/2022	Two Is Company	Free verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/9/2022	Butterfly Butterfly- Tell Me How	Ballade	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/7/2022	What Is In Santa Sack	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
1/4/2022	The Indian Snake Charmer	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
12/18/2021	My Five New Year Resolutions	List	10th grade,11th grade,12t
12/11/2021	I Can Hear the Bells	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
12/5/2021	Human Rights	Free verse	10th grade,11th grade,12t
12/5/2021	Zebra At the River	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t
11/28/2021	Lies, Lies, Lies	Rhyme	10th grade,11th grade,12t

My Photos

Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Keep Our Ghosts At Bay	Free verse	friendship,
Ungrateful Child	Rhyme	anger,death,death of a fr
To Erase the Memory of You	Rhyme	lost love,love,love hurts
A Storybook Princess	Rhyme	dream,fantasy,girl,weddin
Eulogy For God	Rhyme	abortion,faith,god,poets,
Does Anybody Care	Quatern	10th grade,11th grade,ang
That Starry Night	Ekphrasis	art,depression,night,pass
A Need To Be Somewhere Else	Rhyme	moving on,
Prejudice	Personification	character,prejudice,
Chaplinesque	Free verse	film,love,
Pareidolia	Sonnet	poetry,
The Mustard Seed	Couplet	children,earth,flower,nur
Teats of Love	Haibun	animal,cute love,love,mot
Reflections of Gratitude	Rhyme	thanks,
Palestinian Time Behind Us	Rhyme	best friend,boyfriend,con
Luncheon of the Boating Party	Ekphrasis	art,beauty,boat,people,
When I Stop and Pray	Lyric	devotion,faith,inspiratio
The Train - POTD	Narrative	lost love,
Woman In Chains	Free verse	betrayal,emotions,woman,
tell the night to hold me -	Lyric	forgiveness,heartbreak,he
Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse	Rhyme	baby,death,grief,sad,
Cowboy Bill	Rhyme	appreciation,drink,food,
Can We	Lyric	america,angst,black afric
- a Bed of Flowers -	Verse	family,life,
Together For the Long Ride	Free verse	love,marriage,relationshi
My Morning	Free verse	lifeme,me,morning,
Krish	Clerihew	friend,motivation,poems,
Just Saying My Piece	Political Verse	perspective,political,
Emotions Immortal	Prose Poetry	emotions,
Apogee of Grief	Verse	analogy,emotions,grief,me
Rip	Rhyme	death,mother,
Dedicated To Doctors Who Are Fighting Corona	Free verse	angel,
Kris Radhakrishnan - My Favourite Poet	Free verse	emotions,
Trouble and Strife For Ex Husband and Wife	Couplet	child,divorce,health,
Ink of My Eyes	Monoku	love,
We'Ve Reviewed Your Resume, And--	Pantoum	career,work,
A Conversation With Hermione Granger	Rhyme	12th grade,character,insp
The Poems I Never Wrote	Rhyme	lost,muse,writing,
Mother - POTD	Free verse	dedication,devotion,mothe

Fav Poets

Poet	Country
Panagiota Romios	United States	Read
Jennifer Proxenos	South Africa	Read
Silent One	United Kingdom	Read
Sandra Adams	United States	Read
Panagiota Zaloni	Greece	Read
Na Na	United States	Read
Evelyn Judy Buehler	United States	Read
Arturo Michael	United States	Read
Line Gauthier	Canada	Read
Midnight Aurora	United Kingdom	Read
Tara Dawn	United States	Read
Gershon Wolf	United States	Read
Connie Marcum Wong	United States	Read
J.R. Wren-Ingalls	United States	Read
Emile Pinet	Canada	Read
Julia Shaw	United States	Read
Paghunda Zahid	New Zealand	Read
Michelle Faulkner	United States	Read
V. Deepa	India	Read
Regina Mcintosh	United States	Read
Aditi Mishra	India	Read
Richard Lamoureux	Canada	Read
Imran Islam	Bangladesh	Read
Jenish Somadas	Saudi Arabia	Read
Team Poetrysoup	United States	Read
Subimal Sinha-Roy	India	Read
Carol Mitra	India	Read
Tom Cunningham	United Kingdom	Read
Rama Balasubramanian	India	Read
Vijay Galia	India	Read
Karam Misra	India	Read
Anthony Robin Westerman	United Kingdom	Read
Brooks Lewis Iii	United States	Read
Robert Lindley	United States	Read
James Mclain	United States	Read
Maja Malhotra	India	Read
Belden Raiser	United States	Read
Emmanuel Obeng Yeboah	Ghana	Read
Iris E. S-Lewis	Belize	Read
Raj Logishetty	United Kingdom	Read
Chetta Achara	United States	Read
Andrew John	United Kingdom	Read
Darlene De Beaulieu	Canada	Read
Malabika Ray Choudhury	Canada	Read