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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 12 January 2013

SWALLOWED


loneliness
creeps into my room
from some corner
it enters
it grows
it overwhelms me
i cower
i withdraw
i cover my eyes
it is ruthless
in its advancement
gruesome
in its completeness
i am shrunk to the wall
it yawns
its black gaping mouth
i am swallowed
in a gulp
it is lonely in here
in this loneliness
is there no way out
it presses on me
i am bogged to the ground
it is impossible
you know
to drag a lonely self
to rise to activity
to tend to occupation
to pretend loneliness
just walked out
the way it came in
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