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Saaz Agarwal

Hi,
I am NOT a coinoisseur of poetry , ( I dreaded poems in school) ....I chose to read your poem because of the title...:) I congratulate your effort here :) and would love to see you develop as a writer.
I fear your cynicism is far too dramatic... and there seems to be an irreverence to the act of following one's solutions... :) thats it, bye ...and thank you for sharing your work :)

Priya

Nice. And true. And well-written.

Anisha

Both the poems are impressive. Reminded me a bit of Stevie Smith's poetry though these poems are not as idiosyncratic in tone.

Shamik Nag

Very simple read but yet makes u think about simple things that holds deep inner meaning, which is really fascinating to me and to a whole lot of other people, a very nice poem indeed.

Shantanu Sarkar

Both the thoughts and the rhythm of your style appeal to me. I would read more.

Sam

Very simple read but yet makes u think about simple things that holds deep inner meaning, which is really fascinating to me and to a whole lot of other people, a very nice poem indeed.

Shantanu Sarkar (Jay): jay_sarkar2@rediffmail.com

"and Where the hell is Narnaul anyway"

Indeed!

Difference causes knowledge surely

but I fear the poem

inspite of the "noble" intentions

is about indifference

It is all too nice to pity the condition of women in places you dont even know the location of

while self-assuredly patronizing Lakme in a airconditioned flat in Pune!

Maybe its time to find out where Narnaul is

before you

with the brown (liberated) woman's burden

are concerned about women there...

just a suggestion you might look into

when you get time

from giving tips about sunscreen lotion.

Sagar Khare: khare@email.unc.edu

Too short! The story did have limited possibilities which could have been expanded upon. Like for example the personality traits of Siddharth. Also some snapshots of the protagonist's life would've been valuable instead of the bland opening paragraph.

Mayurica has an easy style but I think she needs more practice in writing fiction. A little less introspective pieces are reccommended.

Sabyasachi Biswas : sabyab@yahoo.com

Marriageable Age deals with an interesting story, though the effect which a theme like this should have produced did not come into being.

Perhaps too many words flattened the poem. The poem stars with words difficult to pronounce. The end seems common too.

Muhammad Saiful Islam : bsaiful@yahoo.com

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