MANTRAM BEACH

In this book Arun Kumar offers a seer’s moving testament of hope in a time ofprecarious relationships political upheaval and environmental degradation. In thetitle poem ‘Mantram Beach’ the rhythm of the ocean salves the suffering mind; in‘The Family Temple’ like refugees from the storm we enter a serene sanctuary; in‘Shwedagon Pagoda’ a timeless tranquillity permeates every aspect of the place thatis being portrayed; in ‘Remembering’ the timelines and tumults of our world give wayto a simpler time a simple peace; in ‘Gudalur Nilgiris’ as the sun rises the dewdries out and the bougainvilleas light up in lilac and red. Elegant luminous starkMantram Beach is a superb collection of poems by a poet at the peak of his powers.