
In the Name of Thy Father is a collection of 100 poems written as a tribute to the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to celebrate his centennial birth anniversary. Bangabandhu has always been a larger than life figure, who transcends, the mortal, the real, and the material. Bangabandhu remains, decades after his untimely death, the most influential and far reaching inspiration for each and every member of this nation till today.
From the liberation of the nation to the loneliness of the pandemic, these stories and poems, by writers at home and abroad, celebrate 50 years of Bangladesh. Through train rides and birthday cakes, triumphs and betrayals, love and loss and magic, they offer us a glimpse into the vastness of what it means to be Bangladeshi.
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.
The product of over four decades of involvement with the craft of writing, this volume will acquaint readers with the full range of Kaiser Haq’s poetic achievement to date. The earliest piece is a prose poem written when he was in high school and in its brutal honesty already hints at what was to follow.
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