5 Must Read Poetry Books in India

Dec 9, 2021

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Updated: Sep 21

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The visual guide offers original reading prompts for reflection, discussion and creative writing. They are not quotations from the books.

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.