Sabarna Roy is one of the few contemporary writers who has experimented in his writing and his genres at length in a very short time. He has tried his hand at drama (Abyss) and prose (Frosted Glass) and shows the calibre of poetry writing in his “Winter Poems”. As simple as the title is, the poems are clearly written in a time when the poet was in a relaxed state of mind and could easily look at his inspirations and write what he felt in a vivid manner.
He begins with a statement by Camus which clearly shows how well read he is. Although his writing in “Winter Poems” has a different kind of serenity and peace where the poet sometimes becomes an observer or sometimes questions things. He writes in a calm state of mind and takes the readers with him on his journey and makes sure they become an equal part of his ideas and thoughts. He does not give names to his poems and leaves them to the choice of the readers. This kind of creates an effect where the readers are more engrossed in deciphering and trying to understand the state of mind of the poet.
All this altogether makes the work exceptional and eligible to be a part of the canon of modern day literary writing. The words that Roy uses in “Winter Poems” may be simple but the intricacy is noticeable in the thought that he has and the ideas he wants to convey. All the lovers of poetry and fans of Roy’s work should read “Winter Poems” and see the poetic potential that the author exhibits
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