New Delhi Love Songs: Poems

Things I liked about the book:💙Home is where the heart is. And in this case, Delhi hai meri jaan.💙The book is an eclectic collection of poems, many are love songs for Delhi. They speak of the cosmopolitan culture of a big metropolis like Delhi, a home to the Delhite and migrant labour alike. The juxtaposition of things to love about the city and its beauty, seasons and seasonal fruits and the not-lovable ones like the dead river Yamuna, haze, smoke and pollution, winter fog, the poignant ironies of life in shacks and high rises is affecting. There are acute observations of the author's travel and living in Delhi and beyond in India.💙 His honesty is touching.💙 The themes of the poems include love, romance, devotion in love, loss and lament.💙The poetry is free verse but it has rhythm.💙 There is use of vivid sensual description, unique metaphors like 'fireworks hanging above him in the sky like burst pomegranates' and personification in the poetry. 💙The moods of the poems are myriad- sensuous, compassionate, whimsical and 😇hopeful.💙The book cover(winter wheat harvest) is elegant and artistic.💙The book is well-edited.💙My favorite poems are New Delhi Love Songs, Tremor, Ode to Guava, Wish and Scattered.

Absolutely beautiful collection ofPoems. The poet is so genuine, simple and elegant in his style. SomeOf the poems left me breathless, and these are poems about every day ordinary events. The poet has a gift of weaving magic into the ordinary. I would strongly recommend this book for the sheer pleasure of reading some original, exquisite poetry.

The poems touch the heart. The language is really simple. But the emotions conveyed through them move you. Away from the city, this book makes me feel at home.

If you are a rhyming person then this is not for you but if you'd love to soak in the by lanes of Delhi then don't miss it, especially the Ghazal.

Beautiful, beautiful poems

Well written and touching. The writing is beautifully done.