Sonal Singh On Sonal's Table
Pages – 84
Language – English
Purchase link – https://amzn.in/d/04aR21jL
format – available in kindle format
About the book – Poems are like islands in the stream of poetry. In a poetic stream of flowing, gurgling emotions; poems are the islands that hearts and weary souls can find respite in, as they navigate life. Poetry is more than interplay of words and rhythms woven into a pattern. It is an emotion that spills out as verse. And, the interpretation of those verses, by the readers, makes the poem what it is.
Islands in the stream is my first paperback that is a compilation of a few selected poems. This book is divided into two sections and contains 48 poems in total. The first part is titled ‘nature’s rhapsody’ and it contains poems that sing odes to nature in its many forms. The last two poems of this section pay homage to the peace that descended once the streets went silent due to the pandemic (covid-19). The second section is titled ‘Life’s foibles’ and represents life, its desires, its follies and human nature.
The cover for this book is a painting by Nirmala Singh, a renowned artist and writer.
Author interviews for this book
Chrysanthemum chronicles – https://www.chrysanthemumchronicles.com/post/in-conversation-with-sonal-singh-author-of-islands-in-the-stream?fbclid=IwAR1TB_o24qEO5wBU4uFVN4afwMZ1pheUXmoEgazvsOjqQl-TtMDpoaKwYeo
The Asian Review – https://asian-reviews.com/2021/08/23/i-believe-there-has-been-a-resurgence-of-interest-in-the-field-of-the-poetry-sonal-sigh/
Accolades for this book
Second runners-up in the poetic Caesura awards in 2021.
The best poetry book in 2022, by The Asian Literary Society.
Second runners-up in the Lit Digital awards in 2022.
Creative Author – short poetry in 2022, by The Maharshi Vedvyas International award for books.
