Review
of Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar’s Soothing Serenades:
Straight from the heart
(A Collection of Love Poems)
Genre: Poetry
Author:
Bhaskaranand Jha
Bhaskar
Year
of Publication: 2018
Publisher:
Authorspress
ISBN: 978-93-87281-59-2
Pages:
113
Price: INR
250/$12
Reviewer: Dr. K. Subapriya
Soothing
Serenades: Straight from the heart is a deserving
title as the poems of love has poured straight from the heart of the poet. All
the poems brim with love encompassing various emotions. Despite terrorism,
violence, intolerance still in this modern world no one could deny the fact
that the very word ‘love’ has an enchanting effect. The first poem title “To
Goddess of Love” resembles the Greek tradition of invoking the muse. The poem
is addressed to the Goddess of Love where the concluding lines serve as an
invitation to the Goddess of love “Replete the world with your resplendent
grandeur”. This is a universal phenomenon and indeed it addresses the need of
the hour in this struggle bounded modern world.
One could find various
types of love like eternal love, silent love, burning love (Furnace of heart),
secret love, and ocean of love and above all celebration of love in each and
every poem. One could immerse himself/herself in love and only love. The poet
had paid much attention to the various stages of love in his poems true to the
words “I am a man of heart with my head nosed into love” (31) which he has
aptly stated in the poem “I am”. Contradictory nature of love is well discussed
in his poems. Love can make one restless and at the same time it can also act
as a healer. It is both the killer and saviour. The poet’s immense definition
of love establishes a notion regarding the infinity of love.
The poet surpasses in
tickling the sense of readers. His figures of speech kindle the kinesthetic
sense and aesthetic sense. The success of any poem lies in the feel of the
readers and these poems have rightly achieved that feel. He has included the
classics ideals like Thoreau’s idealism “Transcendentalism” in the poem “She”,
T.S. Eliot’s notion of “holding past in the present” in the poem “Whenever I
speak to her”, “Metaphysical” in the poem “Metaphysical Lovers”, and “Platonic”
in “Platonic Love”.
The book quenches the
love of thirst for all the readers. The poem satiates the soul of the readers.
Love is one of the grandeur things in the world and this collection has vividly
re-presented it. Tempting poetic pearls are luscious. He is the man with
sensibilities "Scribbling on the sands of time"…Breathing life
turning screams into symphony .In camouflage flaming love's gets magnified... A
scent of arousal with lust echoes chorus engulfed by the void. The poem written
in free verse filled with images simply haunts the mind of readers. For ages
the theme of ‘love’ has been handled by many people but through these 62 love
poems, the poet has given treat appealing to mind, soul, body, sense and feel. The
figurative elements at times add a visual treat. His collection of poems
reiterates the fact that Love is innate, abstract /concrete, omnipresent,
omnipotent and omniscient. The book deserves reading and re-reading for various
interpretations from different perspective
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Dr. K. Subapriya |
About Dr. K. Subapriya
Dr. K. Subapriya completed
her M. A., M.phil., PhD in regular from University of Madras. She is currently
affiliated to Pachaiyappa’s College, Chennai as Assistant Professor. Her area
of specialization is multi ethnic literature and Indian writing in English. She
is interested in bilingual poetry writing, creative writing and translation.
She serves as an editor for International journal like Indian Review of World
Literature in English. Recently she has completed her PGCTE course in EFLU
(Hyderabad).
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