Review of Looking Inwards
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Review of Looking Inwards
Looking Inwards: A Journey into Turiya by Sameer Pendse is a poetic book and also a form of self-expression by the author. This book is designed to be a contribution to the “social responsibility" poetry, as it “keeps us loving and calm, and that in itself seems to be a necessary and sufficient pre-condition (& post-condition) to life." The book begins with an essay on poetry and society, after which the content is divided into three parts: PART I – In America, PART II – Middle Years In India, and PART III – Starting In The UK. All these were written with the greatest mission of “keeping us all together in peace" through love. From a grand perspective, does poetry not serve as gasoline that keeps us running?
While reading, I realized that this book of poetry might be a function of the author's personal life. Reference was constantly made to “our boys" in a more intimate way than a foreign character. Also, the book's three parts closely reflect the author's experience. And statements like “When I came to America a decade ago" proved this to be true. I mention this because I feel that readers would better connect with a book with a definite source of experience. I love how things like family were integrated into the poem, giving it a more cultural and homely outlook. I believe other readers would feel the same.
Also, this book contains a lot of amazing poems laced with words that communicate with utmost serenity the value they possess. I enjoyed the “Basking Ridge" poem most without bias or unjust favouritism. This poem discusses a certain Emily and her existence in the new milieu (afterlife). Everyone has a different take on the afterlife; what do you think Emily should grace this current lifetime with? Many other poems across society, gender, and divinity are amazing components of this book.
However, this book contains a lot of spiritual content relating to higher devotion. This should not discourage non-religious readers, as there is a balance to this. There's no other negative issue in the book. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars due to the overwhelming benefits of reading the book, which I have discussed. As an added benefit to readers, this work of poetry is error-free. I found no errors, either typographical or misspellings.
Readers who are interested in poetry would find this material useful. Also, I believe this book to be open to a considerable sect of readers. Read this book and discover “the beauty of a poem lasts forever".
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I feel that the best poetry is the ones containing timeless pearls of wisdom and this seems to fall into such a classification. I particularly enjoyed " To Be and Not to Be", the title immediately brought to mind Shakespeare However this piece by Sameer Pendse is in a class of its own. Thank you. I have noted this collection of poetry for a future read.
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I feel that the best poetry is the ones containing timeless pearls of wisdom and this seems to fall into such a classification. Also, the author's personal journey within the poetry has truly enhanced my understanding and interest for poetry.
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