5 Best Latest Indian Poetry Books That You Must Read
Ivory Gleam by Dr. Priya Dolma Tamang is a delightful collection of poems and prose. Segmented into three: Learning, Longing, and Loving. These poems can take you on the ride of life, high and low, as the collection abounds with various themes.
The good news is that the collection is full of poems, and it is healthy in length, it means you can relish it for a longer time and should not shy away from rereading.
The best from the collection is:
Tenacity
Last year’s rose
is blooming bold afresh,
beside that rustic bench
I warmed,
eyeing my half-done dreams prick
to melt away.
Seasons prod
in fragrance & thorns
how onslaught of old nights
heralds victory of a new day.
2. Growing Up by Ruhee Advani:
This is going to be a special collection for anyone who has left behind her/his teenage days back. The poems are full of teenage themes — as how one feels with love or without love or with friends or without friends. Simply amazing collection. The favourite poem is:
The Parcel of My Memories
Parcel up my past
Wrap my memories
The Parcel is painful
It hurts my heart
It pricks my soul
The parcel of my memories
And then I leave
The parcel on my shelf
But its presence disturbs me
So I come home one day
And open up the parcel
Cry a little, laugh a little, till
It all becomes a part of me
Again
And then I’m free
3. Gilding a Hermit by Rocor Deignan:
Gilding a Hermit is written by a 17-year-old boy, the book is divided into two parts — early life and later life. The poet explores his anger towards the world in both the segments quite brilliantly. If you feel like venting out your anger on this world, well then this is for you. The book is noted for its intensity and boldness. The best from the collection is:
Gifted
I aroused from most ordeal traits
So rewarded with a crescent
And corporeal number of wounds,
In return to shelter
pay me eminence.
4. Purple Riot by Mary Suneetha Joy:
A short book on poems which consist around 30 poems. The poems have spiraled from the poet’s day to day life and include memories of good old days. Best from the collection is:
Love:
Wherever I go, I see your face in the vast crowds,
In the face of strangers, on the walls, on the pages,
While I try my best to keep you away day and night.
Keep your thoughts that come like chorus in a song.
You come back in the rain and in the bright sunshine,
In the ochre light of early dawn or the purple sunset,
Your voice that trails across the miles to bring a smile,
While you remain a memory that I try hard to erase.
It brings back a much forgotten era of bright sunshine,
When we were both young and wild under the noon,
When our voices that commingled could bring friends,
From far and wide just to listen to the merriment seen.
But now, this heart wants to build a strong fortress,
Just to keep you from making me a slave of your love.
5. Feelings — A Magical World by Ritu Mathur:
Poems are quite typical in the collection, however, they appeal to people who find good and positivity everywhere. The best bet about the poems is the inclusion of nature everywhere. Best from the collection:
Mornings
The sun shines bright
Darkness ends in its light.
Air feels so fresh and lovely,
A few deep breaths fills you with energy.
Chirping of birds feels soothing to the ear,
the best music for everyone to hear.
Trees and plants look pure and green,
A walk on the grass heals up everything.
Presence of God is felt everywhere,
Nature is at its best everywhere.
People wake up with a smile,
To start a new day of their life.
Fresh mind brings new ideas to float,
It helps in achieving new challenges and goals.
Everything is bustling with energy and life,
This is the best thing about “Mornings” I like.
