Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T13:59:57+00:00
Saris and a Single Malt is a moving collection of poems written by a daughter for and about her mother. The book spans the time from when the poet receives a phone call in New York City that her mother is in a hospital in New Delhi to the time she carries out her mother’s last rites. The poems chronicle the author’s physical and emotional journey as she flies to India, tries to fight the inevitable, and succumbs to the grief of living in a motherless world. Divided into three sections, (Flight, Fire, and Grief), this collection will move you, astound you, and make you hug your loved ones.
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Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T14:00:43+00:00
Wet Silence bears moving accounts of Hindu widows in India. The book raises concern about the treatment of widowed women by society; lends their stories a voice; shares their unheard tales about marriage; reveals the heavy hand of patriarchy; and addresses the lack of companionship and sensuality in their lives. It’s a collection of poems that covers a myriad of subjects centered on social evils such as misogyny, infidelity, gender inequality, and celibacy, amongst other things. The poems in the collection are bold, unapologetic, and visceral. The collection will haunt you.
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Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T14:01:04+00:00
No Ocean Here bears moving accounts of women and girls in certain developing and underdeveloped countries. The book raises concern, and chronicles the socio-cultural conditions of women in parts of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The stories, either based on personal interviews or inspired by true stories, are factual, visceral, haunting, and bold narratives presented in the form of poems.
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Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T14:01:29+00:00
Beyond the Scent of Sorrow delves into the challenges faced by women on a global level. The eucalyptus trees in southwest Portugal are used as an archetype to symbolically elicit the difficulties women face in today’s world. The poems, which are lyrical, literal, short, and succinct, boldly profess the unkind capabilities of mankind.
Beyond The Scent of Sorrow
Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T14:02:24+00:00
Not All Birds Sing
Not All Birds Sing (nominated for the Pushcart Prize) is a collaborative collection of poetry that celebrates the rich cross-fertilization of artistic genres. Sweta and Claire Anna Watson (visual artist from Australia) met in Portugal as part of an artist exchange program. In the book, Sweta has responded to Claire’s visual installations and video works using haiku.
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Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T14:03:13+00:00
Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey of Colors (nominated for the Pushcart Prize) delves into the implication and philosophy of colors from a Hindu woman’s point of view, from birth until death. The color she adorns herself with almost depicts the story of her life. Expressed through different poetic and verbal forms, each color in the book has its own tone and is specific to different age groups.
Kaleidoscope
Sanjay Dev Jena2022-01-04T14:03:33+00:00
Because All Is Not Lost tries to state that there is always hope for anyone coping with grief. We have all lost a dear one at some point in our lives. Grief, depending on the relationship with the one deceased, affects us differently. But life is about celebrating those alive and not just mourning those who have moved on. Optimism and faith are the keys to overcoming the roadblocks life puts in our way.
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