Tracing Life Through Light |
Light & Line Drawings by Vidya Shankar and Sangita Kalarickal is an intense collaborative collection that explores the mysteries of the mundane. This collection is unique in many ways, showcasing lyrical, thought-provoking, and all-weather poems. A poet’s life is rooted in observation, reflection, and the communication of ideas through an appropriate language. Vidya is based in Chennai, while Sangita is based in the US. Yet, they form a perfect union in their poetic vision.
The book’s design evokes light, fireflies, ink-blue shades, and drawings that capture life’s acts and roles. Poems in this timely collection explore India’s spiritual capital through a series of sensory driven snapshots. We blink. We discover flashes of delight. We move ahead. Reading a beautiful collection requires courage, calm, and curiosity. It involves transforming personal experiences, longings, emotions, and worldly wisdom into verse that captures life’s fleeting moments in the regular rotations of time. The human mind has its own way of expressing itself in a language that endures. ‘Ginger Chai’ is a microcosm of the ecosystem of beverage habits.
Many poems are written in free verse, and the free flow of words moves the hearts of poetry lovers. Both Vidya and Sangita explore the human mind, which is like a black hole, full of mysteries and uncertainties. The poets delve deeply into these mysteries, bringing that darkness to the surface........