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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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Saturday 26 May 2012

night in your eyes




there is evening on

your face

it is the sunset

the hope of your eye

is the distortion

of a ray

there is night

in your eyes

it is the black of your

scare

your departure

is not a let down

of today

it was inevitable

even yesterday

blizzards

of passion raged

across

visibility was nil

there wasn’t much

the other side

only a bit of deceit

and a euphoria

within

there was a rose

in the heart

and speed in the veins

what the human heart

did not feel

the eye never saw

a thorn in my flesh

the knife in your reach

1 comment:

  1. What one can say? Only that Preeti is a true poetess. Her writing is immaculate.

    I happy to discover her.

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