I Like to Wash My Face with Seawater: A Collection of Poems by Saumitra Saxena (

Description: I Like to Wash My Face with Seawater by Saumitra Saxena, Dhiraj Singh Introducing Saumitras poetry to an English relishing readership is like reliving its flavor a few years ago in Hindi when these very poems caught the print eye of an eminent publisher, Bharatiya Gyanpith. Saumitras selection was not only published from there but also awarded the Yuva Puruskar and these poems have been expertly translated by Dhiraj Singh who gives a Midas touch of his pen when moving from one language to another.Saumitra is, by profession an engineer and by passion, a poet. He has moved away from India, but his sensibility is filled with boyhood memories and tender moments of his youth. With an economy of words, he expresses himself in short verses that look like a map of his moods.All aspects of nature find expression with Saumitra so much so that he emerges as a friend of live landscapes, changing skies and the smell of raw mangoes. He has a Wordsworthian involvement with nature and with the simple sweet voice of humanity.The translation by Dhiraj Singh is equally sensitive and soulful, conveying the authors creativity convincingly. To quote the very first poem-Every treeCalls out to herBut she choosesHer tree and sits on itShe chooses and sitsAnd that is allThere is to it.At first sight these may appear to be single-focus expressions but page after page you come across sensitive lines like these you are bound to feel involved.Poetry is not a sealed-off entity of nature alone. We live in an urban world and our concerns are city-bred. Then what impacts our young poet to focus on greener landscapes. Actually this appears to be Saumitras retort to the mechanized, mundane metro culture that leaves us myopic to personal pleasures and the bounty of nature.- Mamta Kalia FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Long Description Introducing Saumitras poetry to an English relishing readership is like reliving its flavor a few years ago in Hindi when these very poems caught the print eye of an eminent publisher, Bharatiya Gyanpith. Saumitras selection was not only published from there but also awarded the Yuva Puruskar and these poems have been expertly translated by Dhiraj Singh who gives a Midas touch of his pen when moving from one language to another. Saumitra is, by profession an engineer and by passion, a poet. He has moved away from India, but his sensibility is filled with boyhood memories and tender moments of his youth. With an economy of words, he expresses himself in short verses that look like a map of his moods. All aspects of nature find expression with Saumitra so much so that he emerges as a friend of live landscapes, changing skies and the smell of raw mangoes. He has a Wordsworthian involvement with nature and with the simple sweet voice of humanity. The translation by Dhiraj Singh is equally sensitive and soulful, conveying the authors creativity convincingly. To quote the very first poem- Every tree Calls out to her But she chooses Her tree and sits on it She chooses and sits And that is all There is to it. At first sight these may appear to be single-focus expressions but page after page you come across sensitive lines like these you are bound to feel involved. Poetry is not a sealed-off entity of nature alone. We live in an urban world and our concerns are city-bred. Then what impacts our young poet to focus on greener landscapes. Actually this appears to be Saumitras retort to the mechanized, mundane metro culture that leaves us myopic to personal pleasures and the bounty of nature. - Mamta Kalia Details ISBN164783547X Author Dhiraj Singh ISBN-10 164783547X ISBN-13 9781647835477 Format Hardcover Pages 130 Language English Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-01-30 Subtitle A Collection of Poems Short Title I Like to Wash My Face with Seawater UK Release Date 2020-01-30 Audience General Publisher Notion Press, Inc. Imprint Notion Press, Inc. Place of Publication Mountain Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2020-01-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134328794;

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