- Rain of Petals (Hardcover)
by Prabhakar Duvvuri, Nemani Indee (Compiler)132 pages - Publisher: Voluntary Health Research Services (February, 2005)
- Language: English
The
world of poetry, has always embraced vigor, imagination and creative
alternatives. These alternatives are among the most significant
possibilities poetry may offer across time..
Prabhakar Duvvuri collection
of poetry, ‘Rain of Petals’ comes straight from the poets’ heart. Much
of his work offers an insight into his innermost feelings but which are
firmly grounded in common experiences. This inner exploration brings
forth remarkably clear and accessible poems, simple in development,
urgent in feeling and a directness of thought and expression.
The
poems cover a wide range successfully negotiating such major themes as
hopes and desires, issues of health and suffering, on life and living,
nature, beauty and love and God and religion, patriotism and
leadership. A few get off to an unspectacular start and end up
surprising the reader with how much has been mined from incident and
reflection.
With few exceptions, he avoids regular verse forms. The
opening poem is on the importance of ‘will’ in one’s life and the
series of poems following this deal with similar themes. In ‘Hopes and
Desires’ Duvvuri coveys the charm of hope and draws a parallel to
inviting buds and flowers. In the chapters titled ‘Life and Living, he
carries the weight of human loss and suffering that the book conveys
recurrently, but Duvvuri’s imagination defies emotional gravity
as he revisits the past:
Toward the end, Duvvuri moves away to the starkness of terrorism in writing of the serial blasts in Bombay on 12th March 1993
to which he was a witness and present at the vicinity of one of the
sites of the blasts. In moving from its tragic answer to the question
of that violence, he also moves towards the celebratory recognition of
life's generosity and all that it offers. In the final chapter Duvvuri
mentions Mandela and Gandhi as apostles of peace and expresses his
admiration for their selfless love.
An
interesting collection and definitely worth a read, Duvvuri is gifted
at gathering detail which blossom suddenly into completed poems and run
through an entire gamut of experiences. The voice we hear throughout is
invariably clear, engaging, and introspective.
Prabahkar
Duvvuri, resident of Bombay , India was awarded the ‘Editor’s Choice
Award’ for his poem ‘ Mother’ from Owings Mills Maryland, USA in
1993 and personally toured and enthralled audience at reading sessions
and autograph parties in Washington DC, Princeton, New Jersey, Des
Moines, IOWA, New Orleans and other places. He received the prestigious
‘ Man of Literature’ award from Giants Group , an international
socio-cultural organization.
The book ‘Rain of Petals’ is available online at www.Amazon.com
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