Author: Bhavya Kirti
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Do you like abstract poetry?
Candy Floss by Bhavya Kirti explores family, media, the rise and ebb of
juvenile emotions and most significantly, the subtle realization of feminine identity
in an urban setting. The text is an insight into the mind of a waning
adolescent, constructed in modern free verse, indicating the influence of
Arvind Krishna Mehrotra, Robert Frost, Wendy Cope, Ranjit Hoskoté, William
Carlos Williams and Carol Ann Duffy. Candy Floss is lined with optimism and
mischief, deliberately leaving a train of uncertainty in opinion and
identifiable confusion as the writer matures, while discarding a trail of
unanswered questions and unresolved angst. However, the writer looks at her
world as it is and pompously grieves for it.
The book is a collection of abstract poems that span various themes.
Bhavya explores topics such as family, love and even emotions. The poems are written
in free verse and there is no standard rhyme scheme that connects the poems.
Reading this book was sort of a roller coaster ride as I liked some of the
poems, and some of them just did not work out for me. The themes that the poet
explores are varied and I would have preferred if there was a common thread
that connected the poems. Another aspect that could have been improved is that
some of the verses are just prose written as poetry and that did not work out
for me.
Overall, if you like reading free verse and poetry, this could be a nice
read for you. The book scores a 3.75/5 for me.
This review is in collaboration with Rupa Publications, and a copy of the
book was provided to me in exchange of an honest review.
Get a copy of the book on Amazon here.
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