Stray Birds

<p><I>Stray Birds</I> (1916) is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. Translated into English by Tagore after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature <I>Stray Birds</I> is a powerful collection of short poems by a master of Indian literature. Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn which have no songs flutter and fall there with a sigh. The poems of <I>Stray Birds</I> are a masterclass in clarity and concision. Like birds themselves they flutter across the sky of the page before passing beyond the limit of sight. In prayer in celebration and in evocations of the natural world Tagore comes as close to the truth as possible catching a glimpse before it can fly away forever: Let me live truly my Lord so that death to me become true. In plainspoken language Tagore gives voice to the soul. This edition of Rabindranath Tagore's <I>Stray Birds</I> is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>