Whimsical Poetry
Fiction and Reality
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5)
The title 'Whimsical Poetry: Fiction and Reality' brings us to the apparently fanciful nature of fiction that weaves a blurring vision of reality, coming down to a saturated and constructive criticism of the fancy that we associate ourselves with. From a life of "small undertakings" to a mere recognition of our potentials to explore, Syeda Fatima's poetry of life has assimilated the state of consciousness ("Am I awake") with that of "living a dream", much like what Keats did:
"Was it a vision, or a waking dream?
... Do I wake or sleep?"
The predominant mood of this collection of poetry is that of jovial agnosticism. It urges us to turn "sadness into happiness", thus hinting on, as observed in the Upanishads, how we recognize the pleasure that we belong to and that with thunder, comes the sunshine---it is us who would have to cherish it with a frolic welcome.
I genuinely loved how the poet's poetry is not just restricted to a sense of particularity but a wide spectrum of universal bands, and that's what made the poet succeed in communicating the poetry she proposes: the spectrum ranges from friendship, love, school life, insecurities, feminism, women empowerment, and so on.
The poet breaks open the tectonic plates of the abysmal condition of today's world, pleading with the silent voices to make room for harmony, and maintain an unified front. However, the seriousness is diluted when a delicate thread of best friendships and school memories are introduced. It reminds us of the fleeting nature of Time, carrying loads of dichotomies: agony and ecstacy, pain and joy and so on. Conclusively, this collection of "fervent poetry" is a 'treat' to one's existence.
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