A Daughter Speaks

For Back Cover “Shruti Das’s first collection of poems never disappoints us. The poems are sharply and slowly worked on images that show love and care and a wish to contribute to literature: I moved out of your body to see the sun and the bright world. Das writes for everyone, not for a select few of her friends. What most attracts me in her poems is her ability to mesh elements of herself with the hysterical outside world confronting us. This is a lovingly handled book.” – Jayanta Mahapatra “ I find some of your poems intriguing” – Jane Camens , Executive Director, Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Association, Australia. “This is wonderful. Look forward to reading more” – Daya Dissanayake on Lidless Eyes, Sri Lanka. “I didn’t realise that you sent me a whole book of poems, a golden treasury of yours. I expected one or two poems. Each poem is a nugget you can be proud of. They voice your humanitarian concerns and are couched in passionate and precise expression. Your language is chiseled to suit your feelings precisely. There are also echoes of Shakespeare and Eliot. I like the description of evening as Cleopatra stretching out on her barge in all her allure. The Song Unsung is another moving piece. I didn't realise so much poetic talent is bottled up in you. Thomas Gray was right: Full many a gem of purest ray serene lies hidden. I enjoyed reading all your poems and I am sure you will continue writing more. Let the powerful feelings flow spontaneously". – Prof. E Nageswara Rao . Retd. Prof English, Osmania University Hyderabad, India.