To My Rabi’a
Pages: 63
Price: HB Rs 100, FB Rs 80
Year of Publication: 2008
ISBN:
HB 978-81-8157-735-1 (9788181577351)
FB 978-81-8157-736-8 (9788181577368)
About the Author:
Nileen Putatunda was born in 1978 in Calcutta. Most of his schooling was in St. Mary’s School in Bombay. He graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi in 2000. Since then, he has been working in the social development sector. Three books of his poetry were published by Writers Workshop in 2006 and 2007.
Teaser:
FALL
How low have I fallen?
Having been gifted one paradise,
I yearned for others,
What am I seeking?
Mere self-pleasure?
How low have I fallen?
Contents:
Fall / 11
Unseen / 12
Weeping to the Maulana / 13
Two / 14
Trie Art / 15
Cry / 16
Laughing / 17
Young Friend / 18
Magic Mountain / 19
Pain / 20
Inability / 21
Dirt / 22
Exorcised / 23
All But This / 24
Copy / 25
Song / 26
Wait / 27
A Little Love / 28
Scene / 29
Cleanse / 30
Evening Wind / 31
The Slave’s Song / 32
Sitting with Swamiji / 33
The Dance / 34
Den / 35
Moulding / 36
Slay / 37
Moment / 38
Display / 39
Connected / 40
Untitled / 41
In Prison Again / 42
Vayu / 43
Raise / 44
Squirrel / 45
Slave / 46
Untitled / 47
Colluder / 48
Untitled / 49
Cling / 50
Allow Please / 51
Supreme / 52
Pestile / 53
Dusting / 54
Weight on Bare Feet / 55
A Tale of Two Feet / 56
Untitled / 57
The Sleep / 58
Hunger Poetry / 59
Hoarse / 60
Muezzin / 61
Manasarovar / 62
Pull of Death / 63