When Ants Grow Wings | Sunil Rajagopal | Poetry | Book Review

 

Book Info

Name of Book : When Ants Grow Wings

Author : Sunil Rajagopal

Publisher : Authors Press

Publication Date : 2023

No. of Pages : 202

Format : Paperback

Why did I choose the book ?

When Ants Grow Wings by Sunil Rajagopal was offered in exchange of an honest review. And, today is my turn to post for the same.

Where to get the book ?

When Ants Grow Wings by Sunil Rajagopal is available on Amazon :

Paperback

Author Introduction

Sunil is the author of “What Goes into a Butterfly” and occasionally writes for publications like the Hindu, the Businessline and the Wire. The pursuit of writing and long hours spent observing and exploring nature, helps him make sense of his full-time life.

He has a singular way of illuminating the elusive sweet torments that comes with being alive. Sunil writes with a deep reverence for the natural world and a sense of wonder at little things that give us meaning. He is equally irreverent about what we may otherwise deem important.

Blurb

Poems are seeds planted in the mind's mud, buried and forgotten, biding their, time. Only to burst out unbeckoned, like wildflowers after a storm. When they do, they pause time and break it open. Poetry books are not always coherent. This collection however unfolds like a map to the secrets of our world and its people, in three distinct sections held together by a fragile thread of beauty. 

My Opinion

Round and Round

like a puppy hunting its own tail,

We all chase ourselves

When Ants Grow Wings by Sunil Rajagopal is a beautiful poetry book full of epiphany. The poems talk about our emotions and life. I was amazed to see the poet's imagination level where at one place he defines our nature, where our flower blooms and birds chirp, and, at other place talk about human behavior. A few illustrations add to the beauty of the book. I have mentioned my favorite lines also. While reading the poems you will definitely feel that it is not only the lines you are reading but the real honey is between the lines. With each poem the poet's imagination goes leaps and bounds making it more magical.

I caught a shooting star
by its tail
Planted a dream
and let it go

Another poem which I would definitely mention is "Wishes". A short magic for the reader's heart. And to unleash the magic you have to read the book. The atmosphere and the silence the book gives is riveting. The poems are like a fuel to our soul. The author's writing style is eloquent giving you a feeling with his poems. Definitely, the book deserves 5 stars and a full recommendation from me.

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