Book: Song of a Solo Man: Poems
for Every Man
Author: Amit Verma
What is the one thing that plagues you the
most?
Song of a Solo Man by Amit Verma is a collection of poems, written in free prose that
chronicle the happenings of a married life through the eyes of the Husband.
Each poem is accompanied by an illustration that depicts the theme of the poem.
Around 45 poems are present in the book, each one about a different aspect.
The theme of the book is an interesting
one, which talks about a solo man, yet each story is about a man and his wife. With
a funny anecdote here and there, Amit has created good poems that can touch
your soul. Any person who is married, or in a relationship will definitely
relate to it. The observations by the Husband are astute and we see the life of
the character unfold in front of us as we move ahead. The things that didn’t
work for me were the grammatical errors, and despite being a free prose poetry,
these cannot be attributed to creative liberty. The titles of the poems can be
quite interesting, but the current ones are not that catchy.
The character of the husband is an
interesting one who gives us the perspective of his life as he sees it. We see
his emotions coming to the fore, sometimes justified, sometimes not. Its his
poetry, his wave of feelings that he pens.
The preface and the epilogue is an
interesting and the question that is asked in the beginning, will keep a reader
looking for the answer in each poem.
Overall, a good collection of stories that score 2.75/5 for me.
Get a copy of the book here.
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