Oftentimes, feelings and thoughts are hidden behind a mask…a filter. Leaving words unsaid and thoughts unacknowledged, in the hope to control the way we are perceived. Expectations and opinions are shrunk under the veil of acceptance. In the silence of the mind and the depth of the heart, these hidden conceptions demand to be expressed. They gnaw at the soul, longing for an escape from their cages.
Poetry provides a well-appreciated release for the hidden and unexpressed world. Through poetry, silent emotions are expressed. Smothered and veiled sentiments are manifested through poetic verses. Poetry mirrors the emotional world to the earthly realm. Poets use earthly elements and material objects, metaphorically to convey human emotions. Their connection of emotional depth and complexity to the sensory world accentuates the unbreakable bond between humans and nature.
Akhil Katyal @katyal.akhil
Akhil Katyal points out the importance and reverence of nature. His work interweaves a bilingual touch. As a poet, he emphasizes personal experiences and inner emotional worlds. With a careful and evocative choice of words, the poet highlights the musicality and expressiveness of both languages and the distinct rhythms and cadences that characterize each one.
Bilingualism in the poem is an asset because it enables the poet to draw on the particular cultural and linguistic heritage of each language and to express complex ideas and feelings with depth and delicacy. His poems illustrate the ability of words to provoke, to convince and to change, honouring the expressiveness and beauty of multilingualism, in its creative use of language. The poet brings out the wonderful intersections of life, the beauty of nature and the simplicity of childhood. He captures the essence of life, full of varied experiences.
The readers feel a nostalgia, empathy and compassion as they get acquainted with these poems. He encourages readers to dearly hold on to the memories that are precious to them. The simplicity of the language used makes readers develop a sense of connection and being a part of the work.
Andrea Watkins @wordsbywatkins
Andrea Watkins shows a deep appreciation and realization of childhood discovery. The poems celebrate life’s complexities in nature’s splendour. The poet glides with skilful ease of words and explores the human condition. It’s a feeling of shared experience of what we have noticed, changing through generations. The evolution of humans distanced us from nature and attracted us to screens.
The poems are lyrical, thought-provoking and symbolist in style of writing. There is a deeper meaning and message conveyed through metaphors. It conveys complex ideas through the use of symbols. In vivid imagery and clear language, the poet conveys the dynamic forces that have shaped the natural world. The poet touches on emotions that are felt by all humans.
The poems strikingly capture the intense momentum of evolution, in which survival depends on the ability to adapt and change and in which each phase of growth leads to new possibilities. In its richly textured and thoughtful description of the natural world, the poem encourages readers to see the beauty, complexity and constant change of life and the world around.
Apeksha Harsh @apswrites
Apeksha Harsh’s poem ‘Many a Manasa’ appears in the ‘Heroines Anthology’. In her poem, she explores Manasa, the Goddess of snakes. She questions the beginnings and development of Manasa’s portrayal as she examines themes of anger and forgiveness. Her interest in reimagining stories and giving voice to underrepresented characters is evident in the poem. Her poems have also been published in Ambit, Fusion and many more such literary works.
The poems are decorated with inspiration, anticipation and expectations. The well-crafted verses depict a richly imagined world. The poems convey fantastic ideas in evocative language. Readers are awestruck at the magnificence of nature, where the boundaries of reality blur.
She has a collection of many poems through which the message brought out is that everything in existence is intertwined. Nothing in life remains out of bounds, capturing the essence of universal accessibility. It suggests that all existence is within reach. Readers have a glimpse of the world and themselves as limitless, complete beings coexisting in harmony with the universe. It urges the readers to have a different perspective on life and personal transformation.
Haadi Dar @haadidar_
Haadi Dar has published an anthology by the name of ‘The Art of Dying Twice’. His poems explore the landscape of the mind, considering the inner state and contemplations. The poems by Haadi Dar are vehicles that transport us to unexpected thoughts and feelings. It is an integration of surrealistic, confessional, symbolic and modernist styles of writing. It portrays an idea of strength of survival in spite of loss or challenges.
The poems exhibit the change that comes with maturity. The way life’s experiences change the way our innocent childlike selves perceive the world around us. The poems tread through territories of melancholy, regret, nostalgia and grief. It is etched with the bittersweet essence of past memories. The poems are reflective in nature, deep with soulful realizations. There is a theme of sadness, introspective longing which tempts the readers to confront the fathoms of their own emotions.
The readers are offered a powerful and cathartic expression of pain and beauty that defines us. It gives the readers a renewed strength of survival against all odds, embracing truth for liberation.
Shalini Chadha Chhabra @shalini.c.chhabra
The poet, Shalini Chadha writes in Hindi as well as in English. The poet navigates the complexities of human experience as well as common emotions of everyday life. In the silent moments, feelings whisper things we’d rather not hear. In the flow of daily living, feelings come and go like the tide. Happiness and grief, like a balance tip our days, lining it with laughter and tears, where each step unfolds a human heart.
The poet touches on natural changes and meaningful adaptations to it. She focuses on delivering poetic effect in a manner of natural speech full of rhythm but not in the traditional manner. She conveys ideas with the sense of normality.
This poem is a sincere and understandable presentation of the human condition, celebrating the beauty of normalcy and the universality of emotion. With soft language and imagery, it tells us that our struggles, doubts and fears are not unique and that we are not alone in those things. The poem honours the simple moments and feelings that tie us together, reminding readers it’s alright to be not alright and that vulnerability is a virtue. The poems are comforting, soothing and reassuring, by recognizing the common human experience.
It invites readers to love their own feelings and bond with others on a deeper level. Readers feel it’s normal to go through challenges in life and savour the joy of surpassing them. Readers go through emotional resonance as they feel absorbed in the poems.
