By Leila Dutt Sen<\/p>\n
Canticles is an unusual gathering of poems that runs from the halcyon to the humorous. It is filled with vivid word-paintings that evoke nature in all her sensual and vivacious beauty.<\/p>\n
This rare collection of verse flips, with breathtaking suddenness, from the serious to a delightful tongue-in-cheek drollery that sweeps its readers into the author’s unparalleled realm of fun and fancy. The final two poems are penned in loving tribute to her parents.<\/p>\n
Amazon<\/a> \u00b7 Barnes & Noble<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cPoetry is not usually reviewed by this reader however, due to the excellent quality of the author\u2019s biographical account of her parent\u2019s lives (Where Destiny Commands\/The Aegis of Kali) the decision was made to take a chance and also read this collection. It does not disappoint.<\/p>\n Nature forms the basis for the majority of the poems with a few also drawing upon the emotions most people will encounter at some stage in their lives. Bearing in mind, as already stated, poetry is not a norm, the quality and value of these poems may be appreciated from the following:<\/p>\n First, the collection is inspiring, uplifting and evocative.<\/p>\n Second, it enables readers to visualise the beauty and wonder of nature and the varied garments she displays herself in as well as her strength.<\/p>\n All, whether based upon nature or some other topic, bring an awareness, and it must be said an appreciation, of the readers own inner being (soul, spirit, etc.).<\/p>\n Beside being good in themselves, this poetry collection flows smoothly and would make a good introduction to poetry for anyone who has not ventured to try it before.<\/p>\n Highly recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 TR Productions, UK<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Collection of Poems By Leila Dutt Sen Canticles is an unusual gathering of poems that runs from the halcyon to the humorous. It is filled with vivid word-paintings that evoke nature in all her sensual and vivacious beauty. This rare collection of verse flips, with breathtaking suddenness, from the serious to a delightful tongue-in-cheek […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31,"menu_order":1,"template":"","hh_audience":[3],"class_list":["post-88","hh_book","type-hh_book","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","hh_audience-adult-readers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/hh_book\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/hh_book"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/hh_book"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/hh_book\/88\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"hh_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leilasen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fhh_audience&post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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