Shashi Deshpande's gentle demeanor hardly betrays her strong convictions. In a freewheeling conversation with T Vijay Kumar she articulates her views on writing, reading, and reviewing.
Going through this collection gives a feeling of holding a flower bouquet, fresh and fragrant, adorned with Gladioli. Most of the poems are sensitive responses to real life experiences of the poet. These simple and lovable pieces reflect Annie George’s natural instincts for poetry.
“Journey along the banks of a stream where a pretty girl stoops down low filling dreams in her mud-pot, spilling water from the arch of her waist, to the hips, along the calves and ankles till the toes are made wet……”
“The real meaning of what we write we don’t know clearly when we write. I say this from my own experience. I cannot write until I completely plan it in my mind. Even so, it undergoes tremendous changes during the course of writing,” says Rajeevan, acclaimed Malayalam poet, in his conversation with Ambika Ananth.,
