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Dr. Nabanita Sengupta reviews Gopal Lahiri’s latest poetry anthology, Return to Solitude and shares how she thinks the poet provokes his readers to think.
Title – Return to Solitude (Poetry anthology)
Poet – Gopal Lahiri
Publisher and Date of Publication – Hawakal Publishers, 2018
Reviewed by – Nabanita Sengupta
Gopal Lahiri is an internationally acclaimed and widely published poet based in Kolkata. A Geo-physicist by profession and a poet by choice, the earth, its flora and fauna seep into his work as comfortably as do complex emotions. Return To Solitude, his collection of haikus, senryus and other short poems vouchsafe the bond that the poet shares with nature.
‘crevice and gap
questions buried, eyebrows raised
glide into history’
The above can be an example of three succinct lines that merge the persona of the perceptive poet and the earth scientist.
Poetry is the language of the universe.
In a world where chaos reigns in so many forms, poetry is a solace for many. At times, compared to magic, poetry heals and comforts in strange ways. Poets conjure magic with their words and captivate the readers with their ability to capture the finer nuances of life in their poems. One of the many poets whose work continues to inspire a lot of readers is Abhay K.
Abhay K. (b.1980) is the author of a memoir and eight poetry collections including The Seduction of Delhi,The Eight-Eyed Lord of Kathmandu, The Prophecy of Brasilia and The Alphabets of Latin America. He is the editor of CAPITALS, New Brazilian Poems, The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems and The Bloomsbury Book of Great Indian Love Poems. His poems have been published in over 60 literary journals across the world including Poetry Salzburg Review.
FARQ HAI TO SIRF GEHRAIYON KA is a Hindi poem written by Singapore-based financial professional and author, Tanuj […]
The freedom of a thousand doves is not a fallacy.
A thousand selves live in each of you, and all your selves
Are thirsting for peace. You try to find it without.
But if you start going within, you sense a veritable galaxy.
For peace is in movement as it is in stillness.
“Bol ke lab azaad hai tere” is a famous poem by legendary Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Eleven artists from Singapore recited this poem to inspire others and pay homage to Faiz and his spirit of speaking up, and speaking truth to power. The artists shot their own clips at their homes using mobile devices, respecting the social distancing regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
