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Poetry beckons
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Keki N. Daruwalla's anthology of poems "Collected Poems" was released this past week
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When not many literary works of fiction have been launched in this season of movies and art exhibitions , Penguin Books has taken the initiative of publishing an anthology of poems by Keki N. Daruwalla, one of the most accomplished poets of our times.
Unveiling the book called "Collected Poems (1975-2005)" senior journalist Vir Sanghvi says, "There was glamour attached to poetry in the 1980s.Today it has been neglected by the hip hopping youths of generation X. But poets like Keki have managed to keep the charm of poetry alive."
The book is divided into three sections consisting of poems penned by Keki since 1975 to 2005including poems that were not published earlier.
"His works speaks how witty and caustic he is towards popular fallacies, traditions and rituals that are influenced by personal motives," says famous Hindi poet, Ashok Vajpayee, who recited some of his poems.
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"Before the world" is a poem, which talks about the genesis of man, fire and universe. Another poem, "Sixth Muharram, Lucknow" satirically comments on the rituals of mourning by Muslims on the eve of Muharram. Keki tells that such practices are not ritualistic but personal. In his political poems, Keki satires on the shady political vendettas in our country. In a poem he explores the hollowness of life seized by terror and war in the Middle East; condemning the imperialism of Israel and the West. He talks of the maladies attached to the cross-border tension between India and Pakistan. In a poem which Keki calls a "naughty poem" ridicules the terror icon Osama Bin Laden, Perwez Musharraf and pro-jihadis.
Ashok Vajpayee adds, "Daruwalla combines the scurrilous energy with a razor-sharp tone and possesses subtlety of imagery Daruwalla affirms that his association with the Indian Police Service since 1958 helped him a lot in coming in close contact with people. His love for poetry coaxed him to write what he felt and what hurt him the most."
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