Book Review : Pristine Verses

Book Review : Pristine Verses

Nature isn't biased
like we humans ,
it pours it's love
equally and awendantly
even on the dead flowers.

Title - Pristine Verses
Poetess - Bhavani Krishna
Publisher - Raindrops
Genre - poetry
Pages - 134
Format - paperback

Blurb -

Pristine Verses as the name suggests is a collection of poems depicting various emotions in its purest form. The words in these poems slightly represent some of the incidents happened in poetess's real life with a touch of positivity.

It is a collection of beautiful poems which talk about various human emotions, nature, poetry, love etc. My favorite ones from the book are -
a) My days - my relatives
b)  Birth of a poet
c)  My God
d)  Age is just a number
e)  Sweet home
f)  Who am I?
Grab the book and let me know your favorite poems in the comment section below.

Review -
1) The cover of the book is sober and soothing. The title of the book is apt.
2) This book contains five themes such as - a)Beauty of nature b)World of poetry c) Being a woman d)With Love e)Thoughts about life and each of them has its own charm. Each theme has many poems which are filled with wisdom and emotions that has the power to touch one's heart and soul.
3) The poems in this book are crisp and with deep meanings which came straight from her heart.
4) The language used in this book is mesmerizing. She weaved her words like a magic.
5) The writing style of the poetess is captivating.
6) Illustrations used to describe each poem add beauty to the book.
7) The flow of each poem is engaging which keeps the readers hooked till the end.
8) Favorite lines are -
Fight for your victory,
achieve and move forward,
Never expect the crowd to
feel happy for you.

The two phases of the moon
never fail to prove that
the descend is common and
       the growth is certain.

Rating - 5/5

This is one of the best book I have in my collection right now. It's truly a blessing to read this one. Highly recommend it to everyone especially poetry lovers.

About the author -

Bhavani Krishna is a freelancer based in Chennai. She holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Application after she quit her Medicine course. Her Dad is a poet and has written songs for Tamil movies (uncredited) and her Mom always motivated her to develop her writing skills. She is interested in reading short stories and poems for many years, and has decorated her book shelf with variety of books. She got the much-needed inspiration and motivation to write only because of her friends, mostly online ones. Their constant support urged her to write more and her poems got featured on many Instagram featuring pages. Her poems are published in 5 anthologies including Love Sparks 1 & 2 and Dear Future Soulmate under Raindrops Publishers. She is interested in learning new things and in her free time makes craft works.

Thanks for reading.

Book Review : The Art of Letting Go

Book Review : The Art of Letting Go

They say when you tell your dreams to the world
The universe makes them come true.

Title - The Art of Letting Go
            (poetry for the seekers)
Poetess - Sanhita Baruah
Publisher - notion press
Genre - poetry
Pages - 79
Format - paperback

In 'The Art of Grieving', you embraced the comfort of sadness. It's about time to not hold on to the melancholy for too long and knowing when to let go.

'The Art of Letting Go' is a collection of poems- all about making peace with loss, accepting the absence and moving on.

It's for the seekers searching for a new home, for the wanderers leaving their old homes, for the lovers creating a home wherever they are. Sometimes you hold on to what is left, sometimes you just let go to start afresh.

This book is a collection of more than 50 poems divided into three categories -
1) Hope
2) Closure
3) Love

My favorite ones are -
a) you're a poem
b) Take a risk today
c)  unique
d)  moonlit
e)  performance
Grab this poetry book and let me know your favorite ones in the comment section.

Review -

1) The cover of the book is gorgeous and the title of the book is apt to the content.
2) In this book, each and every poem have some deep meanings which everyone can relate to. Narration done by the poetess is so good that has the power to touch one's heart and soul.
3) I liked the title of each poem which are very much appropriate.
4)) Through these poems the poetess takes us deep down the Memory Lane and asks us to let go and make peace with the bad times.
5) Language used by the poetess is lucid and impressive.
6) The writing style of the poetess is captivating. She weaved her words like a magic.
7) The flow of each poem is engaging which keeps the readers hooked till the end. It is truly a blessing to read this one.
8) Overall,  a meaningful read.
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Rating - 5/5
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I highly recommend this book to all poetry lovers out there.

About the author -
Sanhita Baruah, born and brought up in Guwahati, Assam, has been writing poems since the age of ten. She has been embracing poetry ever since and has started her blog 'Pens and Pages' in 2011. With an MBA in marketing from MDI Guessing, she is a business development professional by the day and a poet by the night. Her short stories and articles aim to connect to the masses and have been published in various anthologies and magazines.

Thanks for reading.

Author Interview : Bhavani Krishna

Author Interview : Bhavani Krishna

Hello everyone,
Today I am going to introduce you to the poetess of 'Pristine Verses'.

About the poetess :
Bhavani Krishna is a freelancer based in Chennai. She holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Application after she quit her Medicine course. Her Dad is a poet and has written songs for Tamil movies (uncredited) and her Mom always motivated her to develop her writing skills. She is interested in reading short stories and poems for many years, and has decorated her book shelf with variety of books. She got the much-needed inspiration and motivation to write only because of her friends, mostly online ones. Their constant support urged her to write more and her poems got featured on many Instagram featuring pages. Her poems are published in 5 anthologies including Love Sparks 1 & 2 and Dear Future Soulmate under Raindrops Publishers. She is interested in learning new things and in her free time makes craft works.

Interview :

1) Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

A: I’m born and brought up in Chennai in a middle-class family. Education is the major priority in my family and after completing my graduation I did various jobs but was never really satisfied with what I did. And then poetry found me! 

2) When did you start writing and what do you think attracted you to poetry?

A: The thoughts I write now were once expressed to people, verbally! I never documented my thoughts. Maybe I felt it’s not worthy enough to write them! One fine day, I wrote some 4 lines about a dream I had during my nap and that’s the beginning. From then, I continued my writing journey. 

I always loved poems in my mother tongue Tamil. But for expressing myself I chose English. My dad is also a writer but I got inspired by two people whom I havent met in my real life. My inspiration - Vikas Khanna and mentor/friend - Shilpa Goel. 

3) When did you think you were a poetess?

A: Still I didn’t get that feeling! My friends used to remind me that I’m a poetess now! In my opinion, I became a poetess after people accepted me as one! 

4) As a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?

A: There’s a poem regarding this in my poetry book ‘Pristine Verses’. I wanted to be a teacher. But that didn’t happen. 

5) What poets did you enjoy reading as a child?

A: I don’t know how many of them reading this will be aware of the famous Tamil poet and freedom fighter ‘Bharathiyar’. His poems always focused on freedom of women and women empowerment. I got deeply inspired by his words and among English poets, poetry book by Shakespeare was the first book I borrowed from the library! Though it’s complex, I loved it. 

But the poem ‘The Road not taken’ by Robert Frost created a great impact on my life. It taught me to look life differently. I still visualise two roads in my mind whenever I need to decide on something. 

6) What motivated you to go on to focus on a career in writing?

A: Confidence! I think a lot before doing something. But with writing as my profession, I didn’t think much. I somehow felt that it will work. Gut feeling, maybe! 

7) Tell me something about your book 'Pristine verses '.

A: After a big round of emotional turmoil, Pristine Verses happened! Thankfully I had some supporters, well wishers and great guidance from my publisher - Bernard D’sa. Also blessings and love from my dear ones. Never in my dreams I thought of publishing a book. But I did. It is a tiring process and it drains you completely. But you’ll never regret! That’s the beauty of it. Publishing a book in my name is nothing less than a miracle. 

8) What do you like to do when you are not writing?

A: I used to search for many things related to arts and crafts. The interest keeps on changing from paper crafts to calligraphy to painting... Once I’m done with one thing, I move to another and the search continues.  

9) What's the best experience you've gained through your writing?

A: Likes and followers depends on time! A good post might go unnoticed. But what we write in last moment gets some major attention. So never lose hope. Keep writing and appreciation will follow. Never write for appreciation, that won’t work. 

10) How did you get started as a poet? How do your poems develop? Please guide us through the stages of a poem.

A: I opened a poetry account on Instagram to get connected with readers and fellow writers. I write whatever I feel. It will be apt to say that I type whatever I feel because most often I use the notes app on my phone to save my thoughts.  

If I chose to share it to the world, I’ll check for grammar, improvise the wordings if needed, then post it. 

I have been a part of some anthologies. That gave me some idea about books and publishing. 

Development is, initially I used to write whatever I feel. It purely depends on my mood. Now I explore new topics and write on that. 

Major development or milestone in this journey is publishing my debut poetry book ‘Pristine Verses’. Readers felt that the illustrations are as good as the poem. I spent many sleepless nights to create that and I’m glad that my work is being appreciated.

11) Tell us about your process: Pen and paper, computer, notebooks...how do you write?

A: As I said earlier, most often I type. But I love writing. So whenever my thoughts are blocked or I decide to write in detail on a specific topic, I sit with my favourite notebook and pen and allow my thoughts to flow. 

You have the privilege to scribble, score out unwanted words and phrases while writing. That looks more real and the emotions are raw unlike the fancy edited ones on Instagram. 

12) What do you see as the role of a poetess in modern-day society? Any message for your readers?

A: Be sensible and responsible. By following these two steps one can bring changes in themselves and also in the society. 

Thanks for reading.