Unlike many other poetry books that I read, If I am Born Again Lord Please does not include a lot of poems. It does have a couple of them but all the poems in this collection are connected. What makes this book stand out from other poetry books is that in this book, the poet uses 7 different poems (and a few illustrations) to tell us a story.
I Wish I Could Rewind | Dheeraj Thareja | Book Review
I Wish I Could Rewind is a collection of 31 poems which cover a wide variety of topics, subjects, themes, and emotions. To give you a little idea, there is a poem on section 377 of the IPC and there is also a poem on betrayal in love. A reader will come across poems that cover a wide variety of subjects.
Why I Scream in Verse: At the World | Isha Snehal | Book Review
Why I Scream in Verse: At the World is a collection of 50 poems which are segregated into 3 different categories – A Woman’s Journey, Social Clauses and And we Rise. If you are just getting into non-romantic poetry this might be a good book for you because the author’s simple yet powerful writing makes for an effortless read.
Ae Zindagi: Safarnama | Sweta Mandal | Book Review
Ae Zindagi: Safarnama is a collection of short poems which are written in a combination of Urdu and Hindi. The poems or shayaris, as it is more appropriate to call them, speak about a young woman’s struggle in today’s world. The book sends out a strong message for those who have lost all hope and are falling apart under societal pressure.
Making A Poem | Vihang A. Naik | Book Review
The unique selling point of this book is its theme. The book is a collection of poems on poetry. All the poems are written about either a poet or a poem. Overall, the book tells us that poems and poetry are a tricky thing. Pick up Making a Poem if you are looking for something strikingly unusual in your reading.
My Feathered Friends & the Book of Poems | Sunil Bhatia | Book Review
My Feathered Friends is about the different places the author travelled to and how he met the varied feathered creatures with their unique characteristics and perspectives who provided valuable insights to him, and through him, to the readers. It is a book that even young readers can read, understand and enjoy.
Giran Priceless Memories | Sahil Miglani | Book Review
The magic of Giran lies in the varied themes that it explores. Most of the shayaris speak of the beauty of love, the pain of separation and abstract topics such as Uphaas (Mockery), Parchhayi (Shadow), Manzil (Goal), Andhere (Darkness), Sawera (Morning), Gham (Grief) etc.
An Apology for Shakespeare | S.A.Joseph | Book Review
THEME: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 POETRY: 3.5/5 Let me start by stating that I am not a reader of poetry. I am not a consumer of words that present themselves in metaphors and sentences that alliterate. I have always preferred prose, stories, pages and pages of a world that a book brings with itself. That […]
Reminiscence | Bani Marathe | Book Review
Plot: 3.5/5 Writing Style: 4/5 Characters: 3.5/5 Climax: 4/5 Entertainment Quotient: 4/5 In this debut collection of 23 odd poems, Bani Marathe speculates unpretentiously about love, life and existence in simple vernacular English. “Reminiscence” is a refreshing collection from a female perspective. It mentions about adoration through the eyes of a woman who has a […]
My Jiffies | Priyanka Sharma Kaintura | Book Review
CONCEPT: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 I am used to reading all kinds of books – from murder mysteries to period romances to series fiction and non-fiction but rarely do I come across a book which is so different that it is difficult to confine it to a single genre. “My Jiffies: Narration […]
Zelaldinus: A Masque | Irwin Allan Sealy | Book Review
THEME: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 I call the beautiful city of Taj – Agra, my hometown. Having left the city 8 years ago, I yearn for its chaos, for its history, for its old-world charm, and for its people. Long story cut short – I badly miss my beloved Agra. […]
Glittering Shadows | Manish Ranjan | Book Review
THEME: 3.5/5 PROSE STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 In the words of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci “Painting is poetry which is seen and not heard, and poetry is a painting which is heard but not seen”. Poetry is an essence of human life for it portrays all that is beautiful in the world and […]