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Arc Asylum
Can deep contemplation give rise to macabre visions? What happens to the attempts of resolving a deranged mind? Some men go through spirals of Decadence, spending years in the pursuit of the authentic, becoming obscure and absurd, finally losing the difference between real and unreal.
Exhausted with reasoning and self-reflection, with a subsequent lack of self-control breeds fear, permeating the surroundings. The road to Freedom, or so the narrator believed in until his own experiences begin to unhinge him.
The Journal of a man, alienated and occasionally delusional, trying to articulate a method to overcome the ephemeral only to severe ties with the present. Will he understand the deeper meaning of existence after being in limbo, wasting with his degenerating memories and desires?
Exhausted with reasoning and self-reflection, with a subsequent lack of self-control breeds fear, permeating the surroundings. The road to Freedom, or so the narrator believed in until his own experiences begin to unhinge him.
The Journal of a man, alienated and occasionally delusional, trying to articulate a method to overcome the ephemeral only to severe ties with the present. Will he understand the deeper meaning of existence after being in limbo, wasting with his degenerating memories and desires?
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First published April 1, 2021
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Prateek Joshi
3 books12 followersPrateek Joshi is a medical graduate from New Delhi, India. A voracious reader, poetry for him is a means of release from the everyday jargon—his style of writing remarks upon self-examination — an objective assay of experiences.
Genuinely interested in poetry for almost a decade, he started composing pieces during his undergraduate years.
He currently manages a mushroom project in his hometown, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) beside being medical officer in the District Hospital.
Genuinely interested in poetry for almost a decade, he started composing pieces during his undergraduate years.
He currently manages a mushroom project in his hometown, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) beside being medical officer in the District Hospital.
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January 26, 2022
‘suddenly, I am a stranger, and then I need nothing else.’
The highlights of this beautiful and personal poetry collection would be the relatable lines that everybody can relate with.
The author has penned down some very personal lines along with dates and the time which I feel is very brave and noteworthy.
I love poetry more when I can understand and be able to connect with it. It just happens with this collection.
You will find yourself immersed in between the lines and want to understand the author as you keep on reading.
The language is easy to follow yet the kind of emotions expressed in these lines will make you wonder what made the author write those lines.
Pick up this book. Apt for beginners as well as avid readers, this is a collection for a cosy emotional read.
The highlights of this beautiful and personal poetry collection would be the relatable lines that everybody can relate with.
The author has penned down some very personal lines along with dates and the time which I feel is very brave and noteworthy.
I love poetry more when I can understand and be able to connect with it. It just happens with this collection.
You will find yourself immersed in between the lines and want to understand the author as you keep on reading.
The language is easy to follow yet the kind of emotions expressed in these lines will make you wonder what made the author write those lines.
Pick up this book. Apt for beginners as well as avid readers, this is a collection for a cosy emotional read.
June 13, 2021
I have read the poet's last collection of poetry and it was—for the most part—a collection of vignettes, thoughts (majorly philosophical which I did enjoy) and I immediately knew that the next collection would be impressive too.
And it was.
The significance of Poetry in my life is very huge and this collection was a great addition to the reading year.
"Have you listened to the Poet’s news? The merry-go-round I used to visit is off the dais now. No one seems scrambled in their heads. There is a kindergarten I often visit. The clowns are all drunk. All is not lost; what’s left is a bet."
The Poetry of Prateek Joshi is enigmatic to an extent. And the enigma relies on the reader, one fond of poetry may be able to understand and if someone does not, the verses do not fail to reside on the heart.
Feeling poetry is more important than understanding what it means.
Reading Prateek Joshi is like walking in the woods, everything is foggy, the vision goes bleak yet the other senses are hightened.
"If you look into a Poet’s stomach, there are cartons of panic. Feathers of a Fool are picked at night. Red, Blue, and Black is the rapture of my dreams. The Anchor to my mind is a rush."
The verses hide and they show. This is a beautiful word game. This collection of prose poetry is obsure, absurd, enigmatic, fluid and beautiful.
I would cherish this again and again.
And it was.
The significance of Poetry in my life is very huge and this collection was a great addition to the reading year.
"Have you listened to the Poet’s news? The merry-go-round I used to visit is off the dais now. No one seems scrambled in their heads. There is a kindergarten I often visit. The clowns are all drunk. All is not lost; what’s left is a bet."
The Poetry of Prateek Joshi is enigmatic to an extent. And the enigma relies on the reader, one fond of poetry may be able to understand and if someone does not, the verses do not fail to reside on the heart.
Feeling poetry is more important than understanding what it means.
Reading Prateek Joshi is like walking in the woods, everything is foggy, the vision goes bleak yet the other senses are hightened.
"If you look into a Poet’s stomach, there are cartons of panic. Feathers of a Fool are picked at night. Red, Blue, and Black is the rapture of my dreams. The Anchor to my mind is a rush."
The verses hide and they show. This is a beautiful word game. This collection of prose poetry is obsure, absurd, enigmatic, fluid and beautiful.
I would cherish this again and again.
February 1, 2022
Arc Asylum by poet Prateek Joshi is a humble attempt to talk about the macabre visions of a human mind. These visions are a result of deep contemplation, hours of self-reflection and an attempt to resolve a deranged mind. This collection of poetry runs wild, stays rooted to nothing, and leads us all into the depths we might not want to enter.
Divided into 5 sections, Arc Asylum meanders through the maze of love, faith, fear, and shame. It beautifully combines the light and dark to create a blend that leaves us wanting more. The prose poetry holds your hand and walks you through the enigma. The feeling of meeting enigma lingers.
The poetry is rich in language and expressions. Arc Asylum is most certainly for those who love poetry and have the patience to absorb it, one page at a time. Written in a daily journal entry format (dates specified), this book teaches us about loving ourselves. It adeptly helps us in reconnecting with our inner selves and transform pain into something meaningful, beautiful, powerful.
While I was indeed confused in the first few pages, I got a hang of everything as I progressed further. Having said that, I would advise beginners to refrain from picking this poetry collection because of the vocabulary. However, for avid readers, they can (and should) give it a shot!
Divided into 5 sections, Arc Asylum meanders through the maze of love, faith, fear, and shame. It beautifully combines the light and dark to create a blend that leaves us wanting more. The prose poetry holds your hand and walks you through the enigma. The feeling of meeting enigma lingers.
The poetry is rich in language and expressions. Arc Asylum is most certainly for those who love poetry and have the patience to absorb it, one page at a time. Written in a daily journal entry format (dates specified), this book teaches us about loving ourselves. It adeptly helps us in reconnecting with our inner selves and transform pain into something meaningful, beautiful, powerful.
While I was indeed confused in the first few pages, I got a hang of everything as I progressed further. Having said that, I would advise beginners to refrain from picking this poetry collection because of the vocabulary. However, for avid readers, they can (and should) give it a shot!
January 27, 2022
Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is a small poetry book that gives a lot of food for thought. It's a good book for journaling prompts, to take a deeper look at self and it is done in such a gentle way. The way things wrapped up was so incredible and gives readers plenty of room to think and reflect on the life as a whole, while still managing to remain a satisfying conclusion.
I found the concept of this book very interesting, maybe the first of this kind for me. I'll admit it, at the beginning I was a little confused about the way this book was written. But at no stage did I feel the need to chuck the book across the room. Each person who reads this will get something different out of it. It talks about self love and self acceptance and how that moves on to those around us.
Prateek Joshi brings his moving life lessons to Arc Asylum, an inspiring, accessible, and uplifting book of wisdom for the new generation. This poetry book is a daily pep talk to keep you feeling empowered and motivated. With relatable, practical, and digestible advice, this book is a portable, replenishing pause for your daily life.
Every poem in Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi reflects the truth of real lives, and that authenticity makes each poem more relatable on an incredibly personal level, as well as reminding readers of our interconnectedness with one another. His poems connected both with the specific circumstances of my life and timeless themes relating to the broader human experience.
Prateek Joshi weaves personal reflections into his poems in order to encourage you to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain in order to provide them with a brand new perspective of reconciliation, unity, and hope. He writes with a unique taste and touches on many different topics this younger generation struggles with, such as self-reflection and self-control. Hope, Dreams and how to value and see yourself are some of the themes that the author talks about.
Prateek Joshi created an outstanding collection of self-help poetry that is begging to be read by today's society. This was very impactful and can be related to so many different portions of your life. Every page has been written with so much passion and positivity. In conclusion, Arc Asylum is worth reading because the author was speaking through experience and a lot of us will be able to relate, and for that I believe that whoever gets to read this book will be more truthful to themselves about their feelings. If you're looking for a book to calm your spirit down and even cheer yourself up, this one is for you.
I found the concept of this book very interesting, maybe the first of this kind for me. I'll admit it, at the beginning I was a little confused about the way this book was written. But at no stage did I feel the need to chuck the book across the room. Each person who reads this will get something different out of it. It talks about self love and self acceptance and how that moves on to those around us.
Prateek Joshi brings his moving life lessons to Arc Asylum, an inspiring, accessible, and uplifting book of wisdom for the new generation. This poetry book is a daily pep talk to keep you feeling empowered and motivated. With relatable, practical, and digestible advice, this book is a portable, replenishing pause for your daily life.
Every poem in Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi reflects the truth of real lives, and that authenticity makes each poem more relatable on an incredibly personal level, as well as reminding readers of our interconnectedness with one another. His poems connected both with the specific circumstances of my life and timeless themes relating to the broader human experience.
Prateek Joshi weaves personal reflections into his poems in order to encourage you to reclaim moments of brokenness, division, and pain in order to provide them with a brand new perspective of reconciliation, unity, and hope. He writes with a unique taste and touches on many different topics this younger generation struggles with, such as self-reflection and self-control. Hope, Dreams and how to value and see yourself are some of the themes that the author talks about.
Prateek Joshi created an outstanding collection of self-help poetry that is begging to be read by today's society. This was very impactful and can be related to so many different portions of your life. Every page has been written with so much passion and positivity. In conclusion, Arc Asylum is worth reading because the author was speaking through experience and a lot of us will be able to relate, and for that I believe that whoever gets to read this book will be more truthful to themselves about their feelings. If you're looking for a book to calm your spirit down and even cheer yourself up, this one is for you.
May 3, 2021
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is divided into five sections of dated entries—each, a prose-poem that has a story to tell. I must admit, I haven’t read much prose-poetry and I didn’t know I have a love for it that much until I was halfway through Arc Asylum. The poet, Prateek Joshi, blurs the lines between the two worlds of prose and poetry.
As you flip through the pages from TURQUOISE DILEMMA to JADE FOREST to AZURE’S CALL to AMBER WADING to RUST BLANCHE, you find that you are being with yourself more and just like the narrator, you get a lot of questions asked, some answered, others left unknown.
One of my favourite entries would be that of “August 19, 2020, 08:45”
“In an unlikeliness to the past, reliving a distant memory, the sight is a definite tone for resistance against the darkness’ persistence. In the chase of the sun, we nick past our own goals. We begin as we boom through the blows of life. We rush as we race against time. Nothing separates lies from the lost like the bliss of the monsoon.”
This collection is recommended to those would are caught in between the worlds of fiction and prose but cannot get themselves to choose one. It is recommended for those who enjoy deep poetry, the kind of poetry that gets your mind reeling...that you’d stop in the middle of its read and transcend into the trenches of reflection. I loved the book but my rating of it, thereof, is lower than it should be because of one or two errors I found in there. But then again, it is a poetic piece, despite it having prose features, so you cannot be too strict on grammar, can you?
In the appeal to the reader section of the book, the poet writes:
“As a writer, I encourage everybody to finish the book with encouraging memories and, in this case, a curiosity that shapes their outlook towards existence, the question dealt in the pages.”
Is this goal achieved? You’d need to get a copy of Arc Asylum to find out.
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Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is divided into five sections of dated entries—each, a prose-poem that has a story to tell. I must admit, I haven’t read much prose-poetry and I didn’t know I have a love for it that much until I was halfway through Arc Asylum. The poet, Prateek Joshi, blurs the lines between the two worlds of prose and poetry.
As you flip through the pages from TURQUOISE DILEMMA to JADE FOREST to AZURE’S CALL to AMBER WADING to RUST BLANCHE, you find that you are being with yourself more and just like the narrator, you get a lot of questions asked, some answered, others left unknown.
One of my favourite entries would be that of “August 19, 2020, 08:45”
“In an unlikeliness to the past, reliving a distant memory, the sight is a definite tone for resistance against the darkness’ persistence. In the chase of the sun, we nick past our own goals. We begin as we boom through the blows of life. We rush as we race against time. Nothing separates lies from the lost like the bliss of the monsoon.”
This collection is recommended to those would are caught in between the worlds of fiction and prose but cannot get themselves to choose one. It is recommended for those who enjoy deep poetry, the kind of poetry that gets your mind reeling...that you’d stop in the middle of its read and transcend into the trenches of reflection. I loved the book but my rating of it, thereof, is lower than it should be because of one or two errors I found in there. But then again, it is a poetic piece, despite it having prose features, so you cannot be too strict on grammar, can you?
In the appeal to the reader section of the book, the poet writes:
“As a writer, I encourage everybody to finish the book with encouraging memories and, in this case, a curiosity that shapes their outlook towards existence, the question dealt in the pages.”
Is this goal achieved? You’d need to get a copy of Arc Asylum to find out.
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March 29, 2021
Poetry and poets have a unique relationship with words and imagery . Whether a poem good or bad is a question that perhaps can never really be answered succinctly . In its essence, poetry is akin to the in and out breath that we in a meditative state, practice to focus on. If you have ever tried meditating on the in and out breath, you would know how you are in that very moment inundated with myriad thoughts , and you wonder if you will ever get to experience that state of oneness with your breathing. Then all of a sudden ,when you are almost ready to give up, you suddenly, have this one moment of oneness with your breath and being and the feeling and emotions of that one moment is describable. Thats what a good poem does, it evokes feelings and emotions that are universal and yet speak to some aspects of our lives.
Prateek’s poetry aims to bring that alignment, the verses are fluid and tackles some existential themes and the proclivities of the human mind, its highs and lows, the imagination and the trickery with a keen understanding of human emotions. Verses such as this“The splintered hope remains, and upon the stay, embittered, I face the matters of neglect. Did I push enough to witness the excess?” Makes one appreciate the working of a deliberate and engaged mind which yearns to find rhythm in the chaos of the world especially at the back of the events of 2020. Conversations around what it means to be lonely and alone, the boredom, the new normal and our place in it will appeal to most of us.
My only issue would be with the editing, especially in terms of glaring grammatical errors and syntax issues, which break into the flow of the poem and one spends a few minutes trying to decipher the meaning of the words, which up until then was as easy as breathing. I also found myself struggling to impound meaning off of some very heavy terms in the context of the overall theme of a poem and that could perhaps be, because , I do like simplicity in poetry and some really heavy concoctions of words did not move me as I had expected to be ,at the beginning of the poem. Apart from these unexpected road-bump, the book was smooth sailing and engaging.
Prateek’s poetry aims to bring that alignment, the verses are fluid and tackles some existential themes and the proclivities of the human mind, its highs and lows, the imagination and the trickery with a keen understanding of human emotions. Verses such as this“The splintered hope remains, and upon the stay, embittered, I face the matters of neglect. Did I push enough to witness the excess?” Makes one appreciate the working of a deliberate and engaged mind which yearns to find rhythm in the chaos of the world especially at the back of the events of 2020. Conversations around what it means to be lonely and alone, the boredom, the new normal and our place in it will appeal to most of us.
My only issue would be with the editing, especially in terms of glaring grammatical errors and syntax issues, which break into the flow of the poem and one spends a few minutes trying to decipher the meaning of the words, which up until then was as easy as breathing. I also found myself struggling to impound meaning off of some very heavy terms in the context of the overall theme of a poem and that could perhaps be, because , I do like simplicity in poetry and some really heavy concoctions of words did not move me as I had expected to be ,at the beginning of the poem. Apart from these unexpected road-bump, the book was smooth sailing and engaging.
November 26, 2021
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” – Margaret J. Wheatley
Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is divided into five sections of dated entries—each, a prose poem that has a story to tell. I must admit, I haven’t read much prose-poetry and I didn’t know I have a love for it that much until I was halfway through Arc Asylum. The poet, Prateek Joshi, blurs the lines between the two worlds of prose and poetry.
As you flip through the pages from TURQUOISE DILEMMA to JADE FOREST to AZURE’S CALL to AMBER WADING to RUST BLANCHE, you find that you are being with yourself more and just like the narrator, you get a lot of questions asked, some answered, others left unknown.
One of my favourite entries would be that of “August 19, 2020, 08:45”
“In an unlikeliness to the past, reliving a distant memory, the sight is a definite tone for resistance against the darkness’ persistence. In the chase of the sun, we nick past our own goals. We begin as we boom through the blows of life. We rush as we race against time. Nothing separates lies from the lost like the bliss of the monsoon.”
This collection is recommended to those who are caught in between the worlds of fiction and prose but cannot get themselves to choose one. It is recommended for those who enjoy deep poetry, the kind of poetry that gets your mind reeling...that you’d stop in the middle of its read and transcend into the trenches of reflection. I loved the book but my rating of it, thereof, is lower than it should be because of one or two errors I found in there. But then again, it is a poetic piece, despite it having prose features, so you cannot be too strict on grammar, can you?
In the appeal to the reader section of the book, the poet writes:
“As a writer, I encourage everybody to finish the book with encouraging memories and, in this case, a curiosity that shapes their outlook towards existence, the question dealt in the pages.”
Is this goal achieved? You’d need to get a copy of Arc Asylum to find out.
Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is divided into five sections of dated entries—each, a prose poem that has a story to tell. I must admit, I haven’t read much prose-poetry and I didn’t know I have a love for it that much until I was halfway through Arc Asylum. The poet, Prateek Joshi, blurs the lines between the two worlds of prose and poetry.
As you flip through the pages from TURQUOISE DILEMMA to JADE FOREST to AZURE’S CALL to AMBER WADING to RUST BLANCHE, you find that you are being with yourself more and just like the narrator, you get a lot of questions asked, some answered, others left unknown.
One of my favourite entries would be that of “August 19, 2020, 08:45”
“In an unlikeliness to the past, reliving a distant memory, the sight is a definite tone for resistance against the darkness’ persistence. In the chase of the sun, we nick past our own goals. We begin as we boom through the blows of life. We rush as we race against time. Nothing separates lies from the lost like the bliss of the monsoon.”
This collection is recommended to those who are caught in between the worlds of fiction and prose but cannot get themselves to choose one. It is recommended for those who enjoy deep poetry, the kind of poetry that gets your mind reeling...that you’d stop in the middle of its read and transcend into the trenches of reflection. I loved the book but my rating of it, thereof, is lower than it should be because of one or two errors I found in there. But then again, it is a poetic piece, despite it having prose features, so you cannot be too strict on grammar, can you?
In the appeal to the reader section of the book, the poet writes:
“As a writer, I encourage everybody to finish the book with encouraging memories and, in this case, a curiosity that shapes their outlook towards existence, the question dealt in the pages.”
Is this goal achieved? You’d need to get a copy of Arc Asylum to find out.
February 20, 2022
•Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.
•One of my favorite hobbies is finding new and interesting authors; so I was pleased to find this author and this book. The poetry has heart and it's a great book to have for some conversations when people go browsing my library.
•The book is a clear index of how mature the writer is. It penetrates deep into the psyche of humans. In the times of chaos the book gifts you solace because you know someone out there, whom you have never met is writing down everything saved in the shelves of your heart, that someone understands you in and out.
•The book is filled with love, sadness, endurance, art, faith, pain, shame, and at times just plain gibberish; a compelling look into the meaning of life and the journey through the darkest parts of the soul. Arc Asylum helps us in reconnecting with our inner selves and transform pain into something potent and beautiful
•Really an awesome book, can't put in words how amazing the experience was while reading this book. Opened my eye to a lot of deep down stuff. The author has penned down some very personal lines along with dates and the time, basically written in diary entry format.
•Some of the lines from the book that swayed me away:
words find an altar in the silence of twilight
the deepening silence of the night - jewels carved in the sky
•Poetry is very difficult to interpret because it consists of the serious compression of emotions in very few words but you know the collection is magnetic and thoughtful when you read it in one sitting. As soon as I finished it, I thought to myself, “Wow. I can feel my heart beating.” And what more could I possibly ask for from prose?
However, I would advise you to read these poems just like you're drinking a glass of wine... slowly!
If you like poetry you'll really enjoy this book. Hope to see more work from this author in the future!
•One of my favorite hobbies is finding new and interesting authors; so I was pleased to find this author and this book. The poetry has heart and it's a great book to have for some conversations when people go browsing my library.
•The book is a clear index of how mature the writer is. It penetrates deep into the psyche of humans. In the times of chaos the book gifts you solace because you know someone out there, whom you have never met is writing down everything saved in the shelves of your heart, that someone understands you in and out.
•The book is filled with love, sadness, endurance, art, faith, pain, shame, and at times just plain gibberish; a compelling look into the meaning of life and the journey through the darkest parts of the soul. Arc Asylum helps us in reconnecting with our inner selves and transform pain into something potent and beautiful
•Really an awesome book, can't put in words how amazing the experience was while reading this book. Opened my eye to a lot of deep down stuff. The author has penned down some very personal lines along with dates and the time, basically written in diary entry format.
•Some of the lines from the book that swayed me away:
words find an altar in the silence of twilight
the deepening silence of the night - jewels carved in the sky
•Poetry is very difficult to interpret because it consists of the serious compression of emotions in very few words but you know the collection is magnetic and thoughtful when you read it in one sitting. As soon as I finished it, I thought to myself, “Wow. I can feel my heart beating.” And what more could I possibly ask for from prose?
However, I would advise you to read these poems just like you're drinking a glass of wine... slowly!
If you like poetry you'll really enjoy this book. Hope to see more work from this author in the future!
May 14, 2021
Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi a collections of Letters, diary and a book with poetic phrases and verse both combined in one. I liked how the author has written the book in a journal format the date and time.
The thoughts mentioned are from the year 2018 to 2020. You guys know I am always on lookout for some new poetry books and authors to explore, and I really enjoyed reading this one.
“𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴’ 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯.”
The book definitely gets better towards the end. Some of the poetry collection from this book is what I thoroughly enjoyed reading and felt like it's written from my heart and soul.
While at the same time, there were a few lines which I felt could have been more elaborative. But that's the thing about poetry right? It's more about feeling and less about understanding. And this book holds exactly the correct amount of words to make you feel a hell lot of emotions and thoughts at once. Prateek Joshi's writing style is very rich and lucid and can feel like a new wave of era coming into Indian Poetry.
The thoughts mentioned are from the year 2018 to 2020. You guys know I am always on lookout for some new poetry books and authors to explore, and I really enjoyed reading this one.
“𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴’ 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯.”
The book definitely gets better towards the end. Some of the poetry collection from this book is what I thoroughly enjoyed reading and felt like it's written from my heart and soul.
While at the same time, there were a few lines which I felt could have been more elaborative. But that's the thing about poetry right? It's more about feeling and less about understanding. And this book holds exactly the correct amount of words to make you feel a hell lot of emotions and thoughts at once. Prateek Joshi's writing style is very rich and lucid and can feel like a new wave of era coming into Indian Poetry.
February 8, 2022
“A mourning tongue’s silence/ the night watches every minute pass/ suddenly, I am a stranger, and then I need nothing else.” Such deep lines go straight into the heart. These lines describe the silence of the night and how difficult sometimes it becomes to pass every minute when we are sad and depressed.
“Stranded in rain/ where did the day go?/ the music remembers the intrigue/ even on days when memories mislead.” Sometimes we remember things like painful memories and sometimes we even forget some of it. Music has the power to ignite all buried memories.
The poet has beautifully compiled all the poems and it even has the reflection of his daily entries and personal experiences. The theme of the book is self-love and acceptance of self. It’s a self-help book that talks about hope, dreams, etc. The readers will find the poems quite relatable. I loved this book. I 100% recommend it.
“Stranded in rain/ where did the day go?/ the music remembers the intrigue/ even on days when memories mislead.” Sometimes we remember things like painful memories and sometimes we even forget some of it. Music has the power to ignite all buried memories.
The poet has beautifully compiled all the poems and it even has the reflection of his daily entries and personal experiences. The theme of the book is self-love and acceptance of self. It’s a self-help book that talks about hope, dreams, etc. The readers will find the poems quite relatable. I loved this book. I 100% recommend it.
February 8, 2022
Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is an attempt to talk about different visions of a human mind. These poems are a result of deep contemplation, self-analyzation . While reading it I could relate to the situations the poet has mentioned.
Human mind is a place where both good and evil thoughts exists. It's always working processing various data and information.
The poetry is rich in language. expressions and grabs one's attention easily.
Arc Asylum is for those who love poetry and have the patience to absorb it, one page at a time.
It's written in a daily journal entry format, this book teaches us about loving ourselves and connecting with our souls is very important.
One must read it, even it's one page a day. It's a great read which makes you realize certain things better.
Human mind is a place where both good and evil thoughts exists. It's always working processing various data and information.
The poetry is rich in language. expressions and grabs one's attention easily.
Arc Asylum is for those who love poetry and have the patience to absorb it, one page at a time.
It's written in a daily journal entry format, this book teaches us about loving ourselves and connecting with our souls is very important.
One must read it, even it's one page a day. It's a great read which makes you realize certain things better.
February 28, 2022
ARC Asylum by Prateek Joshi is the second book by the author whose first debut poetry book I read two years back named Anatomy of Self Indulgent Moongazer and found it quite different than most books in the market on poetry.
It had a unique composition and thoughtful one liners. Similarly this book is a conglomeration of paragraphs mostly in the form of journals from the date March 27, 2020 to August 19,2020.
These lines speak thoughtfully and give some important message to the readers.
Theres a feel of melacholy and nihilism in the lines but then they conclude to something else that leaves us contemplating about our inner and the outer world.
It's a collection that is not meant for all because you need to dive deep to comprehend the meanings hidden in each line.
It had a unique composition and thoughtful one liners. Similarly this book is a conglomeration of paragraphs mostly in the form of journals from the date March 27, 2020 to August 19,2020.
These lines speak thoughtfully and give some important message to the readers.
Theres a feel of melacholy and nihilism in the lines but then they conclude to something else that leaves us contemplating about our inner and the outer world.
It's a collection that is not meant for all because you need to dive deep to comprehend the meanings hidden in each line.
March 10, 2022
Asylum is usually associated with mental health and this collection of prose poetry, Arc Asylum by Prateek Joshi is a lot moony.
The book is short and quick read. It is divided into five sections. However, to me what mattered most were the words, the feeling, the recurring themes sowed in the poems. It was dark and dreamlike simultaneously. These thoughts maybe obscure but are still quite definite. These are born out of deepest recesses of the poet's mind. Simply put, if an abstract painting were words it would look like this. These verses felt like stream of consciousness. And hence for me the sections blurred into one another. ©
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The book is short and quick read. It is divided into five sections. However, to me what mattered most were the words, the feeling, the recurring themes sowed in the poems. It was dark and dreamlike simultaneously. These thoughts maybe obscure but are still quite definite. These are born out of deepest recesses of the poet's mind. Simply put, if an abstract painting were words it would look like this. These verses felt like stream of consciousness. And hence for me the sections blurred into one another. ©
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January 3, 2024
Prateek Joshi's "Arc Asylum" delves into the unsettling consequences of deep contemplation, as the protagonist's pursuit of authenticity spirals into decadence. The narrative, a gripping exploration of a deranged mind losing the distinction between real and unreal, creates an atmosphere of fear. Joshi's evocative prose paints a vivid picture of a man in limbo, questioning the meaning of existence amidst degenerating memories. A compelling blend of horror and introspection, "Arc Asylum" is a thought-provoking journey into the abyss of the mind.
May 27, 2025
This is a difficult book to read, difficult because it goes into dark places, and it weaves in and out of despair, loneliness, addiction, misery, and loss. But then you notice love and family and hope and resolve, and the journey becomes lighter.
Though some of the imagery was obscure, I found beauty, too, as in the following lines:
weeks run diagonal to seize a memory
a black swear blackened by its excess
Tomorrow, I will set ablaze the wretched silence. For months, I have spoken to no one.
the night watches every minute pass
drawn to fire moth-like, each circle an end
Though some of the imagery was obscure, I found beauty, too, as in the following lines:
weeks run diagonal to seize a memory
a black swear blackened by its excess
Tomorrow, I will set ablaze the wretched silence. For months, I have spoken to no one.
the night watches every minute pass
drawn to fire moth-like, each circle an end
January 9, 2024
"The wind carries the memories of dead days, and I am a fool to believe that the voice I heard might be real." Joshi's poetic musings are both dark and contemplative, pulling the reader along on a journey that is both melancholic and incisive. Readers who enjoy contemplative poetry will surely enjoy this.
May 22, 2025
Collection of random musings delving into universal themes. Interesting.
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