A review of SILENT DAYS
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Book Review: Silent Days: Poems by Jaydeep Sarangi
“I love your silences, they are
like mine. You are the only being before whom I am not distressed by my own
silences. You have a vehement silence, one feels it is charged with essences,
it is a strangely alive silence, like a trap open over a well, from which one
can hear the secret murmur of the earth itself.”
― Anaïs Nin
― Anaïs Nin
This is something exact to quote
about Silent Days, a collection of poems by Jaydeep Sarangi. This
collection is like the garland made up of varieties of flowers from the
experiences of life. Poetry, after all, is to be found in the thick of
life's activities and experiences; Sarangi is a keen observer of the same.
His poems give the sense of familiarity to the readers which are most of the
times ignored in the haziness of life. His simplicity is the weapon of his
writing spirit, which touches the soul of the readers. Recipient of Sahitya
Akademi Award, Sarangi gives a fresh signification to everything. Silent
Days is a collection of 50 poems expressing the ideas and emotions of the lived
moments of the poet. Hailing from the city of Joy, Sarangi writes about his
childhood days on his native land, collages of rural life, personal emotions, social
pangs, modern lifestyle and much more.
His love for the native land, where he was born, is very significant in his writings. The poems like 'The Red Soil Allure' 'I'm On Your Side', 'Refugee', 'Small Rivers of the Mind', 'My Family Tree' etc. portray the deepest connection with his homeland artistically.
His love for the native land, where he was born, is very significant in his writings. The poems like 'The Red Soil Allure' 'I'm On Your Side', 'Refugee', 'Small Rivers of the Mind', 'My Family Tree' etc. portray the deepest connection with his homeland artistically.
MY FAMILY TREE
The sap of History of the land is
a long pedigree.
My forefathers settled near the
temple of Kanakdurga
Near the bank of a rivulet
Flowing gently in a soothing
pace.
Where I sit and whisper in
history forgotten
Like long barren trees in late
autumn
Calm as history books
Where dry hard facts are written
in black ink.
Sarangi's concern for his city
and modern busy life comes out as beautiful verses through his pen when he
describes 'Morning' and 'Missed Calls'
The day in Kolkata opens, delayed
by
A dim sun, to the haze of
Last night's fervour. The
note of
Church bells and twittering seep
into every derails.
Yogic chants follow a
Rhythm of bridge between a noisy
head and a calm mind.
The day poisons night's
lullabies,
As my little daughter paints
Shiva's poison-green neck.
MISSED CALLS
"In Tollygunj auto
line", "In a crowded bus"
"Will you call back a little
later?" "In the metro"
"...calling later"
"call back little later"...
The cell phone can erase
boundaries
Between meeting up or not.
Some calls can be received
Others are missed calls
In the buzz of the auto or the
metro tunnel
Its not always possible to call
back.
Promises hide their faces
Amidst crowds of everyday duties.
With the aroma of chanachur and
puffed rice
I remember...
The pleadings of the boy back
home -
"Bring me colour pencils
today".
Being an observer of life and
society, Sarangi pens the tensions and pressures prevailing in society with a
personal touch.
A ROSE IS A ROSE
She has returned to the dark womb
Of silence and eternity
With lleaves green
And blossom red and white.
Blue wings of my imagination.
Run wild among my ruined terrace
Of sad history of women in our
country
Sarangi has given a splendid
tribute to his friend Niranjan Mohanty through his poem 'Friendship'.
There is a door in the deep heart
of my private chamber
It opens at times, sometime in
midnight when the clock marks
'twelve'.
With a descent key
When it does, it takes all of me
in.
Your Tiger poems haunt me like
Rhododendron for flies in the
upper Himalaya.
My imagination shines with
colours
Red and blue
On the banks of Beas.
I register my random thoughts
In my urn of tears.
At last, it would be better to
say, that, this book is a collage of emotions and sentiments uprooted in the
poet's silent days; which he lays bare for the readers to witness their
own-selves through this book, Silent Days.
About Jaydeep Sarangi:
Indian english poet,Jaydeep Sarangi is a bilingual
writer, academic, editor and translator with several seminal books as well. He
has delivered keynote addresses in several national and international seminars
and conferences and read his poems in different continents. He has been anthologized
widely in several shores. One of the reviewers has made an honest observation
by calling him Bard on the Banks of Dulong . Sarangi is the Vice President,
GIEWEC (head office at Kerala) and one of the founder members and the Vice
President of SPELL (Society for Poetry, Education, Literature and Language),
Kolkata. Anchored in Kolkata, his poetry defies boundaries and resonates with
glocal experiences.
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