
Ajmal Sobhan's journey to silence is filled with noise: the clamor of emergency rooms, wails from the ICU, rattles from throats of dying friends, yells and bustle of Dhaka streets, moans of addicts, laments of abused women, whimpering of abandoned dogs and the hushed yet piercing cries of his selfseeking release from prisons of social conditioning and thought. The cacophonies of his life diminish during his marathon runs and mountain treks but he will not know complete peace until he lives the truth of who he believes he really is: the silent awareness that gives rise to all.
A collection of poetry also doesn’t need a blurb. Poetry on and by itself. Literature needs little endorsement or patronage. in spite of many horrifying tales of the young and the restless being tethered to tradition or compliance, there are many narratives of freedom that set them free. With that in mind, a little path was carved years ago, with monsoonletters.com first coming into existence. One wondered, with print facing an impending doom. would it be possible to just leave the project to the web and move on? Would it be sufficient to draw traction from the creative pack?
A collection of poems written by the then-13 year old author, Rhyme Closet is a blend of imaginative and mischievous verses from the rich imagination of Sarina Hossain, a poet and fictioneer who started writing at the age of six. The poems reflect Sarina’s thoughts, daydreams and imaginary escapades in her own words.
There have been several studies on the rural economy of Bangladesh, most of them related to the analyses of the dynamics in agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. What has, however, been serioulsy missing is an informative and accumulation, livelihood strategy, and resource transformation in the rural setting.