POETRY BOOKS
About the Book
O’ beloved, the heart sings; listen to my heart sing! It has no words, no notes, no rhythm. From where does it get its melody, poor thing? Madhu Kailas’s O’ Beloved, the Heart Sings is an inspired collection of 100 love poems that grieve and celebrate a distant beloved. The lovelorn poet figure variously meditates upon the moon, yearns in eternal wait, speaks to himself as a madman, prays, and weeps—moving ultimately from anguish to tranquillity in a masterfully orchestrated sequence. Written in the spirit of an alap in a Hindustani classical raga, the collection inches towards a fantastic final discovery—that the heart must go on singing.
The Boatman of Murshidabad
In this book, Madhu Kailas presents the poet’s engagement with art and creative liberation through startling imagery and innovative verse. In the title poem, ‘The Boatman of Murshidabad’, the eponymous boatman becomes a metaphor for torpor, loneliness, and the remorseless passing of time; in ‘The Day a Song Dared to Soar’, travellers return and pick new faces for rebirth; in ‘Keys Made of Sunshine’, a child grows up and learns to listen to silence; in ‘Silence of Butterflies’, golden silk strands cascade on to the green forest floor; and in ‘The Forest Sings’, the breeze preserves an arrangement of leaves and flowers in a secret language. Deeply felt and packed with original insights into the human condition, The Boatman of Murshidabad is a dazzling collection of poems by an accomplished poet.
Published by Aleph Book Company
THE BOATMAN OF MURSHIDABAD | Aleph Book Company
Madhu Kailas | Aleph Book Company
The Birds Fly in Silence and other poems
A selection of 57 poems on various themes like identity, death, love, nature, memories, and devotion. From the early work of the poet before he started publishing.
Published by Writers Workshop Kolkata
The Birds Fly in Silence and other poems – WritersWorkshopIndia.com