I’m thinking of you Under the coconut tree When we whispered words I glided through like a chameleon From word traps And verbal images You were tired Trying to lean on me From the edge of an existence I apologized I was not interested I made a good long sentence Firm and full of common…
DEATH I knew death But I did not experience it enough Probably I had grown a little fearless. The shutting of breath and the coldness of its feel. The fading away into oblivion and the eternal darkness. The performance in a cosmic cycle If the soul can speak, convey all its unfinished business I would…
The Sun was up before any of us I had a notion of The sun shining on the yellow mounds of rice I also had a notion of a slanting ray Of light in the coconut grove A phosphorescent glow Or may be a perfect profile Only I could not see The bounty of nature…
What is the use? Of trying to force some lines Out of a mind Cleaned and emptied Of ideas Like the bowl of a beggar Would it be poetry? Being written for fame Or money The leaves rustle Ripping the silence of the moon The branches sway Casting shadows on the asphalt floor.
Have you seen the music room? No- not in the day When it is agog with people as the court demands its share of fun Not when the Sunlight is bright and clear When the roses in the vase are young and fresh The birds come to visit Through the open windows Not when a…
Of all the literary genres that one becomes familiar with as a student of Literature, it is the novel which is impactful because of its presence and dominance. One cannot diminish the importance of other modes of literary expression just because one fancies the Novel but the truth is that the novel has overwhelmed the…
In our effort to understand the making (writing) if fiction, awareness of various strategies can enhance our understanding of one of the most difficult creative processes. Story, Narrative, plot, setting and dialogue have been discussed to some extent in my earlier posts. However one keeps coming across the word ‘structure’ in literary discussion, theory and…
Plot is the way in which a story is narrated. The domain of the plot belongs entirely to the craft of the novelist where as the story belongs to the imagination of the novelist. To generate interest and also to sustain it, the novelist has to make use of this device, as a story told…
Romantic poetry or poetry by the Romantic poets will have had a lasting impact in the formative years of every poet. After the formative phase is over, a writer may evolve a poetic voice of one’s own or adopt a more contemporary or impacting narrative poetic form in line with their preference. But who has…
The number of Indians settled abroad or working in the US or UK and writing fiction has been steadily increasing. One could look at this critically in terms of the expat experience, cultural interface and so on. In India English is the answer for breaking social barriers, gainful employment and also acceptance. You can think…