5 Must Read Poetry Books in India

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Hi my fellow poetry readers,

With 2021 almost done and dusted, so must be your reading list for the gone year.

If you’re drawing up your 2022 tbr (to-be-read), and looking at adding some thought-provoking, inspiring, entertaining and fascinating poetry books that provide intellectual fodder for a thinking mind, I’ve got you covered.

They say if fiction is the best words, poetry is the best words in the best order.

Poetry demands an economy of language where every thought comes at a premium. Every word must account for its existence. Every line must justify its presence.

So let me take the pleasure of listing for you the 5 must-read poetry books in India.

1. MOOD SWINGS: Poems. And Poems - Puja Bhakoo (paid link)

2. Musings of My Mind: A Compendium of Poems & Songs over the Years (paid link)

3. Very Close to Pleasure, There′s a Sick Cat – And Other Poems (paid link)

4. Celestial Descent: Poetry for and from the Soul (paid link)

5. Greatest Poetry Ever Written (paid link)

I hope you will enjoy all the poetry books in 2022

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