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Vidyananda Jha
https://thelastcritic.com
“When poetry becomes synonymous with examination stress, it is unsurprising that readers abandon it once formal education ends.”
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“Poetry is frequently introduced as an object of dissection rather than an experience of encounter. Students are trained to hunt for metaphors, symbols, and devices before they are allowed to feel the poem. This premature intellectualisation breeds anxiety rather than appreciation.”
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“Criticism that thrives on exaggeration or selective reading ultimately undermines its own credibility.”
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“No heartbreak can make a poet!
Poetry doesn’t stem from a broken heart
which fell apart
merely because someone left
and left a few marks to be felt,
dealt with and smelt
with emptiness and shallowness
of the breast.”
― Thoughts Between Life and Death
Poetry doesn’t stem from a broken heart
which fell apart
merely because someone left
and left a few marks to be felt,
dealt with and smelt
with emptiness and shallowness
of the breast.”
― Thoughts Between Life and Death
“Justice
A mother will die.
A child will be saved.
A serpent will always bite.
Beyond the sentimental values
we often inscribe on whatever we can,
the jury and the executioner, in this case,
are one and the same, and their perception of justice –
airtight!
Untouched by the melodrama.”
― Thoughts Between Life and Death
A mother will die.
A child will be saved.
A serpent will always bite.
Beyond the sentimental values
we often inscribe on whatever we can,
the jury and the executioner, in this case,
are one and the same, and their perception of justice –
airtight!
Untouched by the melodrama.”
― Thoughts Between Life and Death
Vidyananda’s 2025 Year in Books
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Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Horror, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, and Travel
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