House of Memories: Poems of Love, Loss and Longing by Ritam Goswami | Book review

 Book review:

“House Of Memories — Poems Of Love, Loss & Longing” is a hypnotising assortment that reverberates with the quintessence of human feelings. The book is meticulously created into expressive stanzas that wait in the psyche long after the pages have been turned. 

Through this treasury, the writer paints a clear embroidery of life's most impactful moments, for example, love, misfortune, and yearning, where every sonnet is a demonstration of the widespread encounters that characterise our reality. Besides, this title is a valuable perused for those fragments of readers who value the extraordinary force of verse and getting through the magnificence of the human soul.

Every sonnet is a brief look into the human spirit, wrestling with the intricacies of connections, the aggravation of partition, and the longing for association. All through the treasury, the artist investigates the human condition with significant responsiveness and profundity. Every sonnet is a reflection of the delicacy of presence and the versatility of the human soul. 

A few sonnets that piqued me:

🌹"Are you time? 

    Or are you its paramour — Memory?  

    Your pheromone spilt all over me. 

    My peasant's hands,  

    My poet's eyes,  

    My insomniac nights  

    My infinite curiosity "

🌹"We live together  

      Like body and disease  

      Like death and the terminal waiting for it  

      Putting on an act, stages set faces painted  

      Slow-dancing to the tune of the ticking clock  

     We smile, we hold hands  

      Dying a little every day  

     We come and go  

      Burning slowly in this toxic silence."

🌹"“Wait till it all ends, 

        For that is when we will begin”  

       A sky full of anticipation and fading birdsongs 

       A room brimming with the smell of wild flowers  

       The Komal Gandhar still lingers on...  

       Has it ended, Shalikh?  

       Has it all ended? "

 

🌹"You could hear them breathe — 

     the scattered pieces  

     Amidst the rains,  

     The voices of reinvigorated lives  

     The rhapsodies of resuscitating pasts  

     Ancient gods overlooking the chaos of time  

    The parodies of reason and rhyme  In their eyes, a strange sunshine"

In certain sonnets, he catches the mixed sentimentality of lost love, while in his different sonnets, he offers the readers a brief look at recovery and restoration amid life's preliminaries. The assortment is a demonstration of the force of verse to enlighten the secret corners of the spirit and to offer solace amid vulnerability.

Every sonnet delightfully catches the sensations of affection, the aggravation of misfortune, and the yearning that follows. The language is basic yet strong, making it simple for readers to interface with the feelings shared by the author. 

Ritam Goswami's sonnets impact anybody who has encountered these sentiments, offering solace and understanding. This book is ideal for individuals who value verse that talks straightforwardly to the heart.

The writer utilises clear symbolism and non-literal language to make a tactile encounter for the reader. The sonnets are loaded up with crude inclination, passed on using harsh speech and ardent articulations. The pacing of the sonnets differs depending on the substance. 

A few sonnets are high-speed and ready for business, while others are increasingly slow and intelligent. This variety in pacing assists with keeping up with the reader's advantage and creates a feeling of dynamic development throughout the assortment.

Overall, a wonderfully created assortment of verses will have an enduring effect. Ritam's capacity to catch the intricacies of human inclination and express them in such a powerful and suggestive manner is really exemplary. If you seriously love verse that investigates the profundities of the human spirit, this is a book you won't have any desire to miss.

Purchase: House of Memories

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