Poetry is only form of writing which I feel
that in essence can convey and explain lot many complex things with a lot of
ease and simplicity.
Introduction
~ ISBN: 190984909X (ISBN13: 9781909849099)
~ Category: Fiction
~ Genre: Poetry
~ Publishers: Leaky Boot Press
~ Price: Rs.850/- to Rs.1094/- (depending
on online store you buy from)
Blurb
(From the foreword by Kris Saknussemm) As
with all the poets I most admire, words are living things for Tikuli. But as
you will come to discover, they are never deployed for their own sake. She uses
them to tell stories. The images, scenes, characters and fragments of visionary
empathy that you will find in this book are all rooted in her native India-and
yet they reach out far beyond national and cultural boundaries. They do so
because they have an interior cohesion of spirit. Her subjects are often the
dispossessed, the lost...the abused. There are undercurrents of sorrow and
anger. And yet love shines through, even when it seems to be fading away. Above
all, there's a powerful sense of hope at work-a conviction in the redemptive
strength of poetry.
About the Author
Brought up in Delhi in a family of liberal
educationists Tikuli is a mother of two sons. She is also a blogger and author.
Some of her short stories and poems have appeared in print and in online
journals and literary magazines including Le Zaparougue, MiCROW 8,
Troubadour21, The Smoking Book (Poets Wear Prada Press, US), The Enchanting
Verses Literary Review, Mnemosyne Literary Journal, Women's Web.
Some of her print publications include
poems in Guntur National Poetry Festival Anthology and much acclaimed Chicken
Soup For The Indian Romantic Soul(Westland). Her work has also been featured on
websites related to gender issues and child sexual abuse. She blogs at http://tikulicious.wordpress.com/
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My Thoughts
People who know me will know that I am a
poet at heart, poetry and rhymes run through my veins. All my writings will
always have some rhyme and rhythm, even the most prosaic ones.
I was very excited to read this book when I
came to know the author has experimented with different forms of poems in a
single book. I was not a least bit disappointed except that the prize is tad on
a higher side and that may put it off some prospective buyers.
Nevertheless this is an excellent collection
of poems and must recommended for ones like me who are love with poetry.
The author brings a fresh lease of writing;
at times is bold, audacious and straight. The poems are very poignant,
unconventional. It tells you about the clarity of thoughts and that shows
maturity in the writings.
Here the author has summed it up all well the
central idea of the book (the highly volatile human mind) through the poems at
the start of the book:
“Poems
dwell in
the
possibilities
&
the
impossibilities
of
the
mind”
Fruit Verdict
This book is like a bun cog grapes, each
has it peculiar taste but in totality they give you an experience that will
stay with you for a long time.
Stars
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ (one star was deducted only
for the price)
~ KARAN
Thank you for the review Karan. I appreciate it deeply.
ReplyDeleteyour welcome Tikuli, it was a pleasure reading you :)
ReplyDeletenice review but yes, the price is a bit too much!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ankita, yes it is but the poems are equally awesome.
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