Song of a Life

Doneshwar Konsam's Song of a Life is a sestet lyric poetry wherein every poem is made up of six lines. He presents songs of patriotism in a lyrical tone by creating the imagery of dreams and reality. This book shows that along the route of suffering pangs with the sighting of the light of hope, he has been marching the journey of an inner life. He, in most of the poems, is especially well-versed in the use of symbols and metaphors. His expression is forceful. ---- Prof. K. Hemchandra (Poet and Critic, Imphal, 28 June 2023) Nothing sings like a soul, and in the words of P.B. Shelley--“Music, when soft voices die,/ Vibrates in the memory-- . . . /And so thy thoughts, when Thou art gone/ Love itself shall slumber on.” Doneshwar Konsam's Song of a Life then unfolds the greatest history of the human soul-- sad, melancholic, gloomy, and at the same time bold, daring, and enchanting. It thrills. It pains ... altogether the inner music of the poet's homeland ...-------Dr. M. Priyobrata Singh, Poet, Critic & Academician