Book Review:
By Dr Tania Saili Bakshi
Love is beautiful
To not be
Is the situation.
Love can torment
To not be
Is an illusion.
Expresses Shrishti, a new entrant to the world of words, born and bred in Dehradun. Her debut book, “Love is in Me for “You”, is a collection of poems by the young lady that brings in a refreshing perspective to the realm of poetry and the universal theme of Love.
Shrishti tells us, “I like poetry because it lets one express what we want to say without saying too much. At times if we leave the poem open-ended, you see ambiguous interpretations floating your way, that could lead to new creativity – that is the beauty of composing poems.”
About her love for writing, she says, “As a student, I dedicated most of my time to finishing my Bachelor’s syllabus, now as I come to end of my Master’s, the urge to write and publish and make my debut in the field of writing is what motivated me to put pen to paper.”
The author finds her inspiration from the likes of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath, whose struggles with mental descent was evident in their poetry. The forty-page book revolves around the central theme of love in all its forms, “Love is an emotion, a gift, depending on the person or thing whom you want to dedicate it to. I have also used ‘love’ as a ‘force’ that could lead a person to commit deeds good or bad, perhaps it could also be the source of happiness and sorrow. Love requires the power to understand and live accordingly.”
As for her future plans, Shrishti shares, “I am planning to write a novel about which I don’t want to give away much. I am also keen at looking for collaboration opportunities in writing or work on a biography.”
Do get your copy of ‘Love is in Me for “You” on Amazon – ISBN- 978-9363306585 OR E-book on Bookleaf Publications.
(Dr Tania Saili Bakshi is the Programme Director of Valley of Words, Arts and Literature Festival. She is also the Editor of Newspost, Uttarakhand’s only bilingual news web-portal)
