Steradians: Reflecting the Angular Facets of Life
About this ebook
“O how the world stares in a thousand ways of judgment!
O how the hurricane hides in that breeze untamed!”
Are these shadows mere penumbra of false influences to be shrugged off, or do they carry visceral punches reshaping our character, every passing moment of our days? Following the pattern laid down by “The Ninth Pawn of White - A Book of Unwritten Verses”, the present collection ranges over the same structure of poetic thoughts - singlets, couplets, quatrains - all designed to evoke a participative experience in the reader. In isolation, they are hesitant thoughts, uncertain of their own meaning and pith. All they request is the reader’s immersion in their figurative pond, making the author's craft invisible. They wish not to convey an experience of cleverness or a flash of emotion at an arm's length; their fulfillment lies in their connection with what the reader’s pen seeks to write.
If you like Piet Hein’s “Grooks” and haiku’s, then here is a book with which you will fall in love...
About the author
An Engineered Banker with poetic fancies at heart" is how Vijay Fafat describes himself in self-effacing moments. Born and brought up in Mumbai when it was still "Bombay," Vijay spent half his life in the US before migrating to Singapore. Vijay has published 3 books featuring ultra-short short English verses: - "The Ninth Pawn of White - A Book of Unwritten Verses," and - "Quiescence- Musings Against A Setting Sun" and 2 books on Hindi-Urdu-English verses.
He is currently working on a few different writing projects, still learning the craft of it...
- a novel which revolves around the Indian epic, "Mahabharat,"
- a collection of stories where mathematics, magic realism, mythology, science fiction and metaphysical aspects of the world are central features.
- a book of English poems
Over the years, he has subconsciously realized that one's profession may provide subsistence, but it is really the moonlighting on your secret passion which sails your spirit. Vijay ardently believes that any form of writing should be immersive, taking the reader on a mind's journey where she feels one with the created word. Whether it is a jolt of Magic Realism story, a set of struggling verses, or even a technical paper, it is the conviction of the writing which is its innate force, its raison d'etre. Vijay enjoys taking leisurely breaks for nature-travel with his family, dragon-boating, reading Borges and Bradbury, indulging in hilarious karaoke sessions, and spreading a lighter mood all around over cups of tea and banter. Look him up when you visit Singapore, or write to him at [email protected].
