Whispers Within
Description:
Pages: 60
Year of Publication: 2009
Price: HB Rs 120, FB Rs 100
ISBN:
HB 978-81-8157-847-1 (9788181578471)
FB 978-81-8157-848-8 (9788181578488)
About the Author:
Divya John was born on 9 September 1977 in Kerala. She did her Ph.D. at the University of Calicut and is, at present, the Head of the Department of English at the SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
Teaser:
Playing my Part
On a scented stage
In sandal wood garb
A play was practised
With players in style
For a swaying mob;
I played my part.
Steps slipped
Music spilled
Voices yelled
Out of rhythm
Out of tune
Out of time.
Quietly, I withdrew
Watched the play
Hastily improvised
With a somebody
Playing my part
In perfect ease.
Contents:
Preface / 9
The Paper Aster / 11
Monsoon Reigns / 12
Love / 14
Hood(wink)ed / 16
In or Out of the Online / 17
The Guava Fair / 19
The Skin Intact / 21
Wondered Why / 23
Cubed Within / 25
Devoured Featherless / 27
Playing my Part / 28
A Shield / 29
What Is Love? / 31
The Snake Square / 33
The Miracle Man / 34
The Slander / 36
Sleepless in Mud / 37
Through the Fanlight / 38
Homecoming / 40
Cri de Coeur / 42
Life-giving Jackets / 44
Eluding my Grasp / 45
The Knack of Knocking Out / 47
The Change / 49
The Survival / 50
Waiting for Clearance / 51
What I am / 52
The EYE in I-ness / 53
Fuel to my Flight / 54
To Be Penned Down / 56