Rhyme and Reason

Autorentext

Ananya S. Guha lives in Shillong, in North East India, nestled among hills and pine trees. He has been writing and publishing his poetry for the last 35 years or so. His poems have been published in: Other Voices, The Glasgow Review, Up The Staircase, 1947 Journal, Muse India, Shot Glass Journal, The Voices Project, The Commonline Journal, Your One Phone Call, In Between Hangovers, The Indiana Voice Journal, Vox Populi, The Confluence, Visual Verse, Praxis Literary Journal, Leaves of Ink among many other literary e zines, journals and magazines. His poems have figured in a number of anthologies as well. Apart from poetry he writes on social, political, literary and educational matters. He edits the poetry page of The Thumb Print Magazine. He has been a teacher and an academic administrator for the last 37 years. Currently he is a Senior Regional Director at the Indira Gandhi National Open University. He writes for children as well, and holds a doctoral degree on the novels of William Golding.

Klappentext

The book of poems is addressed to a child roughly between eight and thirteen years. It tries to promote the love of poetry through words and sounds that can appeal to the child through the senses. Moreover, aspects like nature, school, and studies are continuously used for the child's empathy.