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One is amazed by the simplicity of language she employs. There are very rare moments of outburst. Mostly, the poems are subtle to the extreme. The language is guarded and even anger is controlled. Words are pruned to their essence, like minimal flowers arranged in a vase. Gaudiness in expression is totally avoided.

'In this chronicle of love pursued and subsequently lost, Priyasi (Preeti Singh) wades through much traveled waters. But it's probably the freshness of feeling that comes with each line, the pain and the unending emotions, that stay in your mind, much after you've finished the book.'

_Femina


‘Simantini (Boundless) by Priyasi (PreetiSingh) published by Minerva Press landed on my table a few days ago. I read the first poem, then the second, the third and then the entire collection.'

_Khushwant Singh


‘A prolific collection of heart-rending verses. The poems are sensitive and simple. The singular achievement of the tract is the poet's sincerity of feeling.'

_Hindustan Times


Going through the poems of Priyasi (Preeti Singh), one feels elated to find that she has made skepticism the means of revealing the subtleties of female psychology which make the poems interesting and fascinating. The poetess uses very simple language to exhibit her dexterity and leaves an indelible mark of her sheer intellect.

_National Herald

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Tuesday, 1 June 2010

WRUNG OUT

this pain wants expression
i do not know how to
grant it
there are no reassuring
voices here
no patient ears
who listen
there are no eyes
to soothe the nerves
no beings who will still
the restless soul
these lines are obscenities
wrung out from
unwilling times
vulgarities which chill
the consciousness
of pride
mirrors of pacelessness
i reel under the uselessness
of my days
what words i have spun
from idle days
what creations made
in vacuum walls
in the vacancy of all
i grant myself
one consolation
its the likes of these
called poets, i hear
they leave behind
literature
i am told
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