Pristha Periye by Wahida Khandakar [Hardcover]

"Every poem in this collection is written on a foundation where the body and mind are three parts water and one part land. Even when an unrelenting anticipation haunts like an illness, melancholy here is as patient as a mother. Deprivation, yet a deep reservoir of refuge, has illuminated these poems with a radiant glow.

Humankind’s children remain greedy for love, shelter, and acceptance—still exiled, still yearning. The words in these poems seem to writhe in an attempt to transcend this very existence. Yet, at the same time, they detach from themselves, immersing in an even deeper, inward journey.

In search of becoming a vast shadow, these seemingly subdued poems have sought an immense sun. That is why this enchanting collection is named 'Beyond the Pages’."